2010
Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations
Oviedo C, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Araki H, Choi SY, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Doi H, Templin B, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Leon MB, Mehran R, Tahk SJ, Stone GW, Ochiai M, Moses JW. Intravascular Ultrasound Classification of Plaque Distribution in Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcations. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 105-112. PMID: 20197513, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.906016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLCX arteryMain coronary artery bifurcationLeft main coronary artery bifurcationIntravascular ultrasoundPlaque distributionCoronary artery bifurcationsAngiographic classificationArtery bifurcationLAD arteryBifurcation lesionsDistal LMCACircumflex artery lesionsLMCA bifurcation lesionsPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundProximal LAD arteryAngiographic diameter stenosisSeverity of diseaseIVUS plaque burdenLMCA lengthArtery lesionsAnterior descendingPlaque burdenDiameter stenosisBifurcation diseaseLCX ostium
1999
Angiographic Patterns of In-Stent Restenosis
Mehran R, Dangas G, Abizaid A, Mintz G, Lansky A, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Stone G, Leon M. Angiographic Patterns of In-Stent Restenosis. Circulation 1999, 100: 1872-1878. PMID: 10545431, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.100.18.1872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget vessel revascularizationRecurrent ISRAngiographic classificationStent restenosisSubsequent target vessel revascularizationClass IFinal diameter stenosisPattern IIPattern IVessel revascularizationAngiographic patternsISR lesionsIndependent predictorsDiameter stenosisPrognostic informationAngiographic presentationIntimal hyperplasiaPatient triageFocal lesionsIntravascular ultrasoundMultivariate analysisClass IIIPattern IVInvestigational purposesPattern III