2006
A Prospective Registry to Evaluate Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Implanted at Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using the “Crush Technique”
Moussa I, Costa RA, Leon MB, Lansky AJ, Lasic Z, Cristea E, Trubelja N, Carlier SG, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Weisz G, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW. A Prospective Registry to Evaluate Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Implanted at Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using the “Crush Technique”. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 1317-1321. PMID: 16635603, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSirolimus-eluting stentsCoronary bifurcation lesionsFinal kissing balloon inflationBifurcation lesionsKissing balloon inflationCrush techniqueBalloon inflationHigh procedural success rateLong-term clinical outcomesStent minimum lumen diameterSmaller reference diameterProcedural success rateExcellent patency ratesSide branch lesionsLong-term efficacyMinimum lumen diameterComplex bifurcation lesionsMain vesselSide branch ostiumBifurcation stenting techniquesLesion revascularizationNoncardiac causesProspective registryPatient ageDiabetes mellitus
2005
Impact of smoking status on outcomes of primary coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction—The smoker's paradox revisited
Weisz G, Cox DA, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Griffin JJ, Guagliumi G, Stuckey TD, Rutherford BD, Mehran R, Aymong E, Lansky A, Grines CL, Stone GW. Impact of smoking status on outcomes of primary coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction—The smoker's paradox revisited. American Heart Journal 2005, 150: 358-364. PMID: 16086943, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.01.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbciximabAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAntibodies, MonoclonalAnticoagulantsComorbidityCoronary AngiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMyocardial InfarctionPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProspective StudiesRecurrenceRiskSmokingSmoking CessationStentsStrokeSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionSmoking statusCurrent smokersSmoker's paradoxCoronary interventionFormer smokersCigarette smokingMyocardial infarctionPrior acute myocardial infarctionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyTriple-vessel coronary diseaseMechanical reperfusion therapyPrimary coronary interventionProcedural success ratePercutaneous coronary interventionTransluminal coronary angioplastyAge-adjusted riskCurrent smoking statusOccurrence of AMITime of presentationLower mortality rateCADILLAC trialLate mortalityPrimary PCI
2001
Are we making progress with percutaneous saphenous vein graft treatment? A comparison of 1990 to 1994 and 1995 to 1998 results
Hong M, Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Lansky A, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Stone G, Leon M. Are we making progress with percutaneous saphenous vein graft treatment? A comparison of 1990 to 1994 and 1995 to 1998 results. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 150-154. PMID: 11451265, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01324-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate cardiac eventsSVG lesionsCardiac eventsDistal embolizationStent useSaphenous vein graft angioplastyUnfavorable lesion characteristicsVein graft angioplastyOne-year outcomesProcedural success rateHigh procedural successHigh-risk lesionsGraft angioplastySVG angioplastyLate mortalityRepeat revascularizationBaseline characteristicsProcedural successRisk lesionsFavorable outcomeLesion characteristicsGraft treatmentMultivariate analysisAngioplastyLesions
2000
Evolving trends in interventional device use and outcomes: Results from the National Cardiovascular Network database
Peterson E, Lansky A, Anstrom K, Muhlbaier L, Popma J, Satler L, Lanzilotta M, Network F. Evolving trends in interventional device use and outcomes: Results from the National Cardiovascular Network database. American Heart Journal 2000, 139: 198-207. PMID: 10650291, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(00)90226-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplication rateCoronary anatomyAtherectomy devicesInterventional strategiesClinical practiceNew coronary interventional devicesCoronary stentsCoronary interventional devicesCoronary stent usePatient's coronary anatomyPercutaneous interventional strategyPostprocedure hospital stayProcedural success rateOverall mortality rateGeneral clinical practiceNew interventional strategiesDevice usePercentage of casesRotational atherectomy deviceInterventional databasePostprocedure lengthHospital stayCoronary interventionDirectional atherectomyPatient characteristics
1999
In-hospital and long-term results of stent deployment compared with balloon angioplasty for treatment of narrowing at the saphenous vein graft distal anastomosis site
Gruberg L, Hong M, Mehran R, Mintz G, Kornowski R, Lansky A, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Dangas G, Wu H, Stone G, Leon M. In-hospital and long-term results of stent deployment compared with balloon angioplasty for treatment of narrowing at the saphenous vein graft distal anastomosis site. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1999, 84: 1381-1384. PMID: 10606108, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00580-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaphenous vein graftsDistal anastomosis siteLong-term outcomesBalloon angioplastyAnastomosis siteQ-wave myocardial infarction rateStent deploymentBalloon angioplasty groupMajor ischemic complicationsBaseline clinical characteristicsTarget lesion revascularizationMyocardial infarction rateProcedural success rateLower restenosis rateLong-term resultsRole of stentsHigh rateAngioplasty groupLesion revascularizationHospital outcomesInfarction rateIschemic complicationsPercutaneous revascularizationRepeat revascularizationClinical characteristics