2001
Intravascular Ultrasound—Guided Renal Artery Stenting
Dangas G, Laird J, Mehran R, Lansky A, Mintz G, Leon M. Intravascular Ultrasound—Guided Renal Artery Stenting. Journal Of Endovascular Therapy 2001, 8: 238-247. PMID: 11491257, DOI: 10.1177/152660280100800302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal arteryDiastolic arterial blood pressureLesion lengthHospital renal failureMean contrast volumePalmaz stent implantationRenal artery revascularizationRenal artery stentingStenotic renal arteriesArterial blood pressureIntravascular ultrasound guidanceMinimal luminal diameterProximal renal arteriesMajority of lesionsMean lesion lengthAntihypertensive medicationsArtery revascularizationTransient hemodialysisUncontrolled hypertensionAngiographic successRenal insufficiencyRenal failureSerum creatinineArtery stentingBlood pressureIntravascular Ultrasound–Guided Renal Artery Stenting
Dangas G, Laird J, Mehran R, Lansky A, Mintz G, Leon M. Intravascular Ultrasound–Guided Renal Artery Stenting. Journal Of Endovascular Therapy 2001, 8: 238-247. DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2001)008<0238:iugras>2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal arteryDiastolic arterial blood pressureLesion lengthHospital renal failureMean contrast volumePalmaz stent implantationRenal artery revascularizationRenal artery stentingStenotic renal arteriesArterial blood pressureIntravascular ultrasound guidanceMinimal luminal diameterProximal renal arteriesMajority of lesionsMean lesion lengthAntihypertensive medicationsArtery revascularizationTransient hemodialysisUncontrolled hypertensionAngiographic successRenal insufficiencyRenal failureSerum creatinineArtery stentingBlood pressure
2000
The prognostic implications of further renal function deterioration within 48 h of interventional coronary procedures in patients with pre-existent chronic renal insufficiency
Gruberg L, Mintz G, Mehran R, Dangas G, Lansky A, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Leon M. The prognostic implications of further renal function deterioration within 48 h of interventional coronary procedures in patients with pre-existent chronic renal insufficiency. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 36: 1542-1548. PMID: 11079656, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00917-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal function deteriorationFurther renal function deteriorationOne-year mortalityFunction deteriorationCoronary interventionCreatinine increaseHospital mortalityRenal insufficiencyRenal functionSerum creatinineIndependent predictorsPre-existing renal insufficiencyHospital clinical eventsBaseline serum creatinineChronic renal insufficiencyLong-term mortalityTertiary referral centerPercutaneous coronary interventionVentricular ejection fractionInterventional coronary proceduresChronic dialysisCreatinine elevationAcute deteriorationReferral centerConsecutive patients