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
2002
Comparison of clinical outcomes using stents versus no stents after percutaneous coronary intervention for proximal left anterior descending versus proximal right and left circumflex coronary arteries
Ashby DT, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Narasimaiah R, Iakovou I, Polena S, Satler LF, Pichard AD, Kent KM, Stone GW, Leon MB. Comparison of clinical outcomes using stents versus no stents after percutaneous coronary intervention for proximal left anterior descending versus proximal right and left circumflex coronary arteries. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2002, 89: 1162-1166. PMID: 12008168, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02297-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArteriesBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCohort StudiesCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary RestenosisCoronary VesselsDistrict of ColumbiaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyStentsStroke VolumeSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionTarget lesion revascularizationProximal LAD arteryProximal rightClinical restenosisCoronary interventionCircumflex arteryProcedural successLAD arteryProximal coronary artery stenosisSingle-vessel coronary diseaseAnterior descending (LAD) stenosisHigh rateCircumflex coronary arteryLower procedural successCoronary artery stenosisSignificant differencesDifferent lesion locationsCoronary artery stentsLesion revascularizationProximal LADCoronary diseaseArtery stenosisClinical outcomesHospital events