2024
Results of SurVeil Versus IN.PACT Admiral Paclitaxel Coated Balloons in Femoropopliteal Arteries: Outcomes of the Randomised TRANSCEND Study Through 24 Months
Brodmann M, Gray W, Schneider P, Kurzmann-Guetl K, Schweiger L, Zeller T, Thieme M, Kilaru S, Bachinsky W, Feldman R, Holden A, Varcoe R, Lansky A, Rosenfield K, Investigators T. Results of SurVeil Versus IN.PACT Admiral Paclitaxel Coated Balloons in Femoropopliteal Arteries: Outcomes of the Randomised TRANSCEND Study Through 24 Months. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39615582, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.11.351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemoropopliteal artery diseasePrimary safetyPrimary patencyTRANSCEND studiesNon-inferiorityArtery diseaseRutherford stage 2Procedure related deathNon-inferiority clinical studyTarget lesion revascularisationTarget vessel revascularisationPaclitaxel coated balloonTarget limb amputationPrimary efficacyEfficacy endpointBinary restenosisClinical studiesFemoropopliteal arteriesSecondary outcomesRelated deathsCoated balloonsPatientsMonthsEfficacyPatency
2023
Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Iskander M, Jamil Y, Forrest J, Madhavan M, Makkar R, Leon M, Lansky A, Ahmad Y. Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Structural Heart 2023, 7: 100169. PMID: 37520138, PMCID: PMC10382985, DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2023.100169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCerebral embolic protection devicesCerebral embolic protectionAortic valve replacementEmbolic protection devicesValve replacementEmbolic protectionSymptomatic severe aortic stenosisSevere aortic stenosisLow-risk patientsPredictors of strokeOccurrence of complicationsRisk of strokeRecent trial dataRelevant clinical studiesOverall evidence baseExpansion of TAVRFeared complicationAortic stenosisSurgical riskTreatment optionsWorse outcomesClinical studiesPatientsTrial dataProspective, randomized, multicenter clinical study comparing a self-expanding covered stent to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for treatment of upper extremity hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula stenosis
Dolmatch B, Cabrera T, Pergola P, Balamuthusamy S, Makris A, Cooper R, Moore E, Licht J, Macaulay E, Maleux G, Pfammatter T, Settlage R, Cristea E, Lansky A, Investigators A, Dolmatch B, Goh G, Hawkins S, Macaulay E, Spark I, de Graff R, Deutschmann H, Kickuth R, Maleux G, Pfammatter T, Kirksey L, Mendes R, Aruny J, Ali V, Cabrera T, Pergola P, Sharma D, Moore E, Shah H, Dwyer A, Yee D, Teng W, Cooper R, Balamuthusamy S, Lipkowitz G, Saad T, Licht J, Makris A, Rogers T, Burgess J, Hoggard J. Prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical study comparing a self-expanding covered stent to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for treatment of upper extremity hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula stenosis. Kidney International 2023, 104: 189-200. PMID: 36990214, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget lesion primary patencyAccess circuit primary patencyPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyTarget lesion reinterventionPrimary patencyTransluminal angioplastyArteriovenous fistulaAVF stenosisAdditional clinical outcomesCircuit primary patencyCovered stent groupLesion primary patencyMulticenter clinical studyHemodialysis arteriovenous fistula stenosisArteriovenous fistula stenosisHemodialysis patientsPrimary outcomeRandomized studyClinical outcomesAVF dysfunctionStent groupClinical studiesFistula stenosisSix monthsPatients
2021
Atrial fibrillation risk in patients suffering from type I diabetes mellitus. A review of clinical and experimental evidence
Vrachatis DA, Papathanasiou KA, Kossyvakis C, Giotaki SG, Raisakis K, Iliodromitis KE, Reimers B, Stefanini GG, Cleman M, Sianos G, Lansky A, Deftereos SG, Giannopoulos G. Atrial fibrillation risk in patients suffering from type I diabetes mellitus. A review of clinical and experimental evidence. Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice 2021, 174: 108724. PMID: 33647332, DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes mellitusAtrial fibrillationType 1 diabetes mellitusIndependent risk factorAtrial fibrillation managementAtrial fibrillation riskAF developmentInsulin deficiencyGlycemic variabilityRisk factorsClinical dataClinical studiesMicrovascular sequelaeAtrial arrhythmogenesisAnimal studiesAtrial myocytesClinical practiceArrhythmia initiationStructural remodelingClinical implicationsT1DMOxidative stressPI3KGlucose transportationMellitus
2015
The TriGuard embolic deflection device for prevention of stroke and cerebral embolization during transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Baumbach A, Pietras C, Lansky A. The TriGuard embolic deflection device for prevention of stroke and cerebral embolization during transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Expert Review Of Medical Devices 2015, 12: 649-651. PMID: 26364995, DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2015.1086642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationValve implantationTranscatheter aortic valve replacementIschemic cerebral eventsAortic valve replacementPrevention of strokeCerebral embolizationEmbolic strokeCerebral eventsEmbolic eventsValve replacementEmbolic lesionsClinical studiesNeurocognitive impairmentNeurocognitive functionMemory lossVessel ostiumStrokeBrain circulationImplantationEmbolizationOstiumLesionsIncidenceLocal delivery of paclitaxel in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease
Ng VG, Mena C, Pietras C, Lansky AJ. Local delivery of paclitaxel in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. European Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 45: 333-345. PMID: 25615282, DOI: 10.1111/eci.12407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseEndovascular revascularizationArtery diseaseLocal deliveryClinical studiesLocal drug deliveryPeripheral arterial diseasePeripheral vascular diseasePrimary patency rateSystemic adverse effectsUse of paclitaxelLong-term efficacyDrug-Eluting BalloonDrug-eluting stentsTerms of efficacyBrief exposure periodArterial diseaseBalloon angioplastyPatency ratesVascular diseaseBalloon catheterCoated balloonMEDLINE searchStent failureActive drug
2014
The DENALI Trial: An Interim Analysis of a Prospective, Multicenter Study of the Denali Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter
Stavropoulos SW, Sing RF, Elmasri F, Silver MJ, Powell A, Lynch FC, Aal AK, Lansky AJ, Settlage RA, Muhs BE, Investigators D. The DENALI Trial: An Interim Analysis of a Prospective, Multicenter Study of the Denali Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2014, 25: 1497-1505.e1. PMID: 25066514, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2014.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior vena cava filterRetrievable inferior vena cava filtersTechnical success ratePulmonary embolismVena cava filtersFilter placementIVC filtersCava filtersClinical successFilter retrievalPrimary study endpointRecurrent pulmonary embolismDeep vein thrombosisMulticenter clinical studyRetrievable IVC filtersSuccess ratePresent interim reportTemporary indicationsCaval interruptionVein thrombosisStudy endpointFilter fractureMulticenter studyFilter implantationClinical studies
2013
Challenges in cardiac device innovation: is neuroimaging an appropriate endpoint? Consensus from the 2013 Yale-UCL Cardiac Device Innovation Summit
Meller SM, Baumbach A, Voros S, Mullen M, Lansky AJ. Challenges in cardiac device innovation: is neuroimaging an appropriate endpoint? Consensus from the 2013 Yale-UCL Cardiac Device Innovation Summit. BMC Medicine 2013, 11: 257. PMID: 24330754, PMCID: PMC4029193, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAortic valve implantationLesion volumeCerebral eventsValve implantationNew lesionsClinical studiesSurrogate endpointsAppropriate endpointsPrimary efficacy endpointDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingCerebral protection devicesUseful surrogate endpointTotal lesion volumeMagnetic resonance imagingSample size limitationsEfficacy endpointClinical outcomesDevice successOngoing trialsNeurological protectionClinical eventsResonance imagingMRI valuesConsensus opinion
2005
Randomized comparison of carbon ion–implanted stent versus bare metal stent in coronary artery disease: The Asian Pacific Multicenter Arthos Stent Study (PASS) trial
Kim YH, Lee CW, Hong MK, Park SW, Tahk SJ, Yang JY, Saito S, Santoso T, Quan L, Ge J, Weissman NJ, Lansky AJ, Mintz GS, Park SJ. Randomized comparison of carbon ion–implanted stent versus bare metal stent in coronary artery disease: The Asian Pacific Multicenter Arthos Stent Study (PASS) trial. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 336-341. PMID: 15846274, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsAngiographic restenosis rateLong-term outcomesLate lossRestenosis rateGroup 2Group 1Adverse cardiac eventsNative coronary lesionsNonfatal myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseMulticenter clinical studyLesion revascularizationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsBaseline characteristicsCardiac eventsArtery diseaseCoronary lesionsHospital eventsRandomized comparisonBare metalMyocardial infarctionClinical studiesInflammatory reaction
2001
Vascular complications after percutaneous coronary interventions following hemostasis with manual compression versus arteriotomy closure devices
Dangas G, Mehran R, Kokolis S, Feldman D, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Lansky A, Stone G, Leon M. Vascular complications after percutaneous coronary interventions following hemostasis with manual compression versus arteriotomy closure devices. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 638-641. PMID: 11527609, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01449-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionArteriotomy closure devicesManual compressionVascular complicationsCoronary interventionClosure deviceHigher vascular complication ratesVascular complication ratesVascular surgical repairPrevious clinical studiesAchievement of hemostasisHematocrit dropEarly ambulationComplication rateConsecutive patientsTransfemoral approachSheath removalSurgical repairArteriovenous fistulaHemostasis techniquesAccess siteClinical studiesLarge cohortMultivariate analysisComplications
1998
Intracoronary Radiation Post PTCA Prevents Late Arterial Constriction
WAKSMAN R, CONDADO J, SAUCEDO J, LANSKY A, POPMA J, KLEIN J, CROCKER I, WILLIAMS D, KING S. Intracoronary Radiation Post PTCA Prevents Late Arterial Constriction. Journal Of Interventional Cardiology 1998, 11: 535-541. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.1998.tb00165.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-PTCABalloon angioplastyIntracoronary radiationLate lossLate loss indexLower late lossVascular remodeling effectDe novo lesionsIntracoronary radiation therapyPilot clinical studyMechanism of restenosisNovo lesionsRestenosis rateRadiation trialsPositive remodelingTotal occlusionArterial constrictionClinical studiesVascular remodelingRadiation therapyNeointima formationAnimal modelsPatientsRemodeling effectTrials