2012
Use of a Novel Crossing and Re-Entry System in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions That Have Failed Standard Crossing Techniques Results of the FAST-CTOs (Facilitated Antegrade Steering Technique in Chronic Total Occlusions) Trial
Whitlow PL, Burke MN, Lombardi WL, Wyman RM, Moses JW, Brilakis ES, Heuser RR, Rihal CS, Lansky AJ, Thompson CA, Investigators F. Use of a Novel Crossing and Re-Entry System in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions That Have Failed Standard Crossing Techniques Results of the FAST-CTOs (Facilitated Antegrade Steering Technique in Chronic Total Occlusions) Trial. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2012, 5: 393-401. PMID: 22516395, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCathetersChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionDrug-Eluting StentsEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRetreatmentTime FactorsTreatment FailureUnited StatesConceptsCoronary chronic total occlusionsElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusionCrossing catheterTotal occlusionMyocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiac event ratesST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAdverse cardiac event ratesSuccessful percutaneous coronary interventionSegment elevation myocardial infarctionCardiac event ratePrimary efficacy endpointRe-entry catheterSingle-arm trialCTO-PCI successMean lesion lengthDistal true lumenCardiac reinterventionEfficacy endpointCoronary interventionEmergency surgeryHemodynamic instabilityPCI success
2002
Balloon‐based radiation therapy for treatment of in‐stent restenosis in human coronary arteries: Results from the BRITE I study
Waksman R, Buchbinder M, Reisman M, Lansky AJ, Trauthen B, Whiting J, Li A. Balloon‐based radiation therapy for treatment of in‐stent restenosis in human coronary arteries: Results from the BRITE I study. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2002, 57: 286-294. PMID: 12410499, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArteriesBlood Vessel ProsthesisCatheterizationCoronary AngiographyCoronary RestenosisDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesRadiotherapy, Computer-AssistedReoperationRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsStent restenosisRadiation therapyMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsIntracoronary radiation therapyStudy eligibility criteriaStent restenosis resultsInstances of deathHuman coronary arteriesBinary restenosisRepeat PTCAPrimary endpointCardiac eventsClinical restenosisEmergency surgeryLate complicationsAngioplasty siteRestenosis rateRecurrence rateTotal occlusionConventional therapyCoronary arteryEligibility criteriaLate thrombosisTarget vessel