2003
Correlation of coronary arterial remodeling determined by intravascular ultrasound with angiographic diameter reduction of 20% to 60%
Hirose M, Kobayashi Y, Mintz GS, Moussa I, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Dangas G, Kreps EM, Collins MB, Stone GW, Colombo A, Leon MB, Moses JW. Correlation of coronary arterial remodeling determined by intravascular ultrasound with angiographic diameter reduction of 20% to 60%. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 92: 141-145. PMID: 12860214, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00528-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEEM cross-sectional areaNegative remodelingIntermediate remodelingPositive remodelingIntermediate stenosisCoronary lesionsCross-sectional areaDistal referenceIntravascular ultrasoundExternal elastic membrane cross-sectional areaLumen cross-sectional areaPreintervention intravascular ultrasoundStenotic coronary lesionsNative coronary lesionsCoronary arterial remodelingCoronary stenosisArterial remodelingProximal referenceLess plaqueArea stenosisStenosisLesionsLesion formationHard plaquesRemodeling occurs
2000
The PARAGON stent study: a randomized trial of a new martensitic nitinol stent versus the Palmaz-Schatz stent for treatment of complex native coronary arterial lesions
Holmes D, Lansky A, Kuntz R, Bell M, Buchbinder M, Fortuna R, O’Shaughnessy C, Popma J, Investigators F. The PARAGON stent study: a randomized trial of a new martensitic nitinol stent versus the Palmaz-Schatz stent for treatment of complex native coronary arterial lesions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 86: 1073-1079. PMID: 11074202, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01162-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent minimal lumen diameterTarget vessel failureMinimal lumen diameterAngiographic restenosisPalmaz-SchatzLumen diameterPS stentEnd pointSignificant differencesAverage stent lengthBinary angiographic restenosisInfrequent adverse eventsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsSmaller reference vesselsCoronary arterial lesionsNative coronary lesionsPrior bypass surgeryLong-term outcomesPalmaz-Schatz stentsPrior restenosisLesion revascularizationPercutaneous revascularizationBypass surgeryClinical restenosisMechanism of Lumen Enlargement During Intracoronary Stent Implantation
Ahmed J, Mintz G, Weissman N, Lansky A, Pichard A, Satler L, Kent K. Mechanism of Lumen Enlargement During Intracoronary Stent Implantation. Circulation 2000, 102: 7-10. PMID: 10880407, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.1.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumen enlargementReference segmentsExternal elastic membrane areaDistal reference segmentsNative coronary lesionsIntracoronary stent implantationIntravascular ultrasound analysisMean lumen areaExternal elastic membraneCoronary lesionsPlaque burdenPlaque embolizationStent implantationMultilink stentsProximal referenceDistal referenceIntravascular ultrasoundLesionsUltrasound analysisLumen areaPlaquesVolumetric analysisVessel expansionInterventionMedia area