2009
Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of the Incidence and Predictors of Edge Dissections After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
Liu X, Tsujita K, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Weisz G, Dangas GD, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Rabbani LE, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Mehran R, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of the Incidence and Predictors of Edge Dissections After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2009, 2: 997-1004. PMID: 19850262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent edge dissectionEdge dissectionDES implantationPlaque eccentricityIntravascular ultrasoundIntramural hematomaPlaque burdenStent implantationStent edgeDrug-Eluting Stent ImplantationDistal stent edgeStent restenosis lesionsBare-metal stentingIntravascular ultrasound assessmentResidual plaque areaCoronary dissectionRestenosis lesionsAngiographic findingsIndependent predictorsHematoma groupResidual plaqueUltrasound assessmentDissection groupPlaque areaNondissection group
2006
Safety of beta radiation exposure to the non-target segment: an intravascular ultrasound dosimetric analysis.
Kaneda H, Honda Y, Morino Y, Fox T, Crocker I, Lansky AJ, Yock PG, Bonan R, Fitzgerald PJ. Safety of beta radiation exposure to the non-target segment: an intravascular ultrasound dosimetric analysis. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2006, 18: 309-12. PMID: 16816435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDosimetric analysisDistal segmentsRadiation exposureDistal reference sitesStent restenosis casesSignificant serial changesGreater radiation exposurePositive vessel remodelingRestenosis casesBeta radiation exposureLumen lossPositive remodelingCoronary arteryPlaque volumeGeographic missPlaque areaDistal vasculatureSerial changesPlaque massPlaque increasePrescribed doseVessel changesMild increaseMinimum doseVessel remodelingOutcome After Acute Incomplete Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Apposition as Assessed by Serial Intravascular Ultrasound
Kimura M, Mintz GS, Carlier S, Takebayashi H, Fujii K, Sano K, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Costa JR, Quen J, Tanaka K, Lui J, Weisz G, Moussa I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Outcome After Acute Incomplete Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Apposition as Assessed by Serial Intravascular Ultrasound. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 98: 436-442. PMID: 16893693, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncomplete stent appositionSES implantationStent appositionSirolimus-eluting stent implantationComplete resolution groupIntravascular ultrasound findingsIncidence of restenosisSerial intravascular ultrasoundConsecutive patientsStent thrombosisStent implantationUltrasound findingsPlaque areaAneurysm formationStent restenosisIntravascular ultrasoundPatientsLumen areaStent strutsGreater decreaseVessel wallThrombosisRestenosisLesionsGreater increase
2005
Intravascular ultrasound assessment of lesions with target vessel failure after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation
Takebayashi H, Kobayashi Y, Mintz GS, Carlier SG, Fujii K, Yasuda T, Moussa I, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Collins MB, Kreps E, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Intravascular ultrasound assessment of lesions with target vessel failure after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 95: 498-502. PMID: 15695138, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSirolimus-eluting stent implantationTarget vessel failureIntravascular ultrasound evaluationMinimum stent areaIntravascular ultrasound assessmentStent restenosesNew stenosisNew lesionsUltrasound evaluationNegative remodelingStent implantationUltrasound assessmentPlaque areaStent areaStent failureLesionsRestenosesVessel failureFailureThrombosesStenosisPatients