2006
Serial Angiographic Follow-Up of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization
Price MJ, Cristea E, Sawhney N, Kao JA, Moses JW, Leon MB, Costa RA, Lansky AJ, Teirstein PS. Serial Angiographic Follow-Up of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 871-877. PMID: 16487858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate lossParent vesselUnprotected left main coronary artery stenosisLeft main coronary artery stenosisFinal minimal luminal diameterMain coronary artery revascularizationMain coronary artery stenosisSirolimus-eluting stent implantationEfficacy of SESCoronary artery revascularizationAngiographic Follow-upSirolimus-Eluting StentsCoronary artery stenosisMinimal luminal diameterArtery revascularizationCircumflex ostiumLesion restenosisLesion revascularizationLMCA diseaseLMCA interventionLMCA lesionsSES implantationAngiographic outcomesIndependent predictorsArtery stenosis
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 pressureEffectiveness of excimer laser coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction or in unstable angina pectoris
Topaz O, Bernardo N, Shah R, McQueen R, Desai P, Janin Y, Lansky A, Carr M. Effectiveness of excimer laser coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction or in unstable angina pectoris. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 849-855. PMID: 11274939, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01525-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyUnstable angina pectorisAcute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous excimer laser coronary angioplastyAcute coronary syndromeUAP groupLaser coronary angioplastyAMI groupLaser successCoronary syndromeAngina pectorisCoronary angioplastyProcedural successMyocardial infarctionGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonistsIIb/IIIa receptor antagonistsAdjunct balloon dilationMyocardial infarction (TIMI) flowEmergency bypass surgeryIndependent core laboratoryMinimal luminal diameterCreatine kinase levelsFinal stenosisBurden areasBypass surgery
1999
Coronary Angioplasty with or without Stent Implantation for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Grines C, Cox D, Stone G, Garcia E, Mattos L, Giambartolomei A, Brodie B, Madonna O, Eijgelshoven M, Lansky A, O'Neill W, Morice M. Coronary Angioplasty with or without Stent Implantation for Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 1949-1956. PMID: 10607811, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199912233412601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTarget vessel revascularizationAngioplasty groupStent groupMyocardial infarctionPrimary angioplastyCoronary angioplastyStent implantationMean minimal luminal diameterSix-month mortality rateEnd pointCombined end pointPrimary end pointPrimary coronary angioplastyCoronary stent implantationMinimal luminal diameterRoutine implantationClinical benefitMulticenter studyEmergency catheterizationLower incidenceLuminal diameterAngioplastyBlood flowMortality rate