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
2004
Nonuniform Strut Distribution Correlates With More Neointimal Hyperplasia After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation
Takebayashi H, Mintz GS, Carlier S, Kobayashi Y, Fujii K, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Moussa I, Dangas GD, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps E, Collins MB, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Nonuniform Strut Distribution Correlates With More Neointimal Hyperplasia After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation. Circulation 2004, 110: 3430-3434. PMID: 15557367, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000148371.53174.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum lumen siteIntimal hyperplasiaLumen areaStent implantationStent strutsIH areaSmaller minimal lumen areaSirolimus-eluting stent implantationAmount of neointimaMinimum lumen areaMinimal lumen areaIVUS predictorsRestenosis patientsSES implantationRestenosis lesionsStent cellsStent strut distributionNeointimal hyperplasiaStrut distributionIntravascular ultrasoundMultivariate analysisVisible strutsComparison groupCross-sectional areaHyperplasiaGamma radiation for in‐stent restenosis: effect of lesion length on angiographic and clinical outcomes
Mehran R, Iakovou I, Dangas G, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Mintz GS, Kent KM, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Fahy M, Leon MB, Waksman R. Gamma radiation for in‐stent restenosis: effect of lesion length on angiographic and clinical outcomes. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2004, 61: 354-359. PMID: 14988895, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsISR groupLesion lengthClinical eventsIn-Stent Restenosis TrialBaseline lesion lengthLower late lossShort lesion groupTreatment of ISRStent restenosis lesionsLong-term outcomesRecurrent ISRRestenosis lesionsRestenosis TrialAngiographic outcomesISR lesionsRestenosis rateClinical outcomesWashington RadiationLate lossStent restenosisLumen dimensionsLong ISRRadiation treatmentPowerful predictorPatients
2003
Acute and long-term outcomes of cutting balloon angioplasty followed by gamma brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis
Kobayashi Y, Mehran R, Mintz GS, Dangas G, Moussa I, Collins M, Brara P, Moussavian M, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW, Teirstein PS. Acute and long-term outcomes of cutting balloon angioplasty followed by gamma brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 92: 1329-1331. PMID: 14636914, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Delivered Dose and Vascular Response After β-Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis
Morino Y, Kaneda H, Fox T, Takagi A, Hassan AH, Bonan R, Crocker I, Lansky AJ, Laskey WK, Suntharalingam M, Bonneau HN, Yock PG, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ. Delivered Dose and Vascular Response After β-Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis. Circulation 2002, 106: 2334-2339. PMID: 12403663, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000036367.17043.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta ParticlesBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBrachytherapyCohort StudiesCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary RestenosisCoronary VesselsDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRadiation DosageRadiometryRetrospective StudiesStentsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalVascular PatencyConceptsIntimal hyperplasia volumeDose intensityVolumetric intravascular ultrasound analysisDose-dependent complicationsRadiation therapy trialsSerial Volumetric Intravascular Ultrasound AnalysisStent restenosis casesStent restenosis lesionsIn-Stent RestenosisIntravascular ultrasound analysisPrescribed radiation doseSource trainRestenosis casesRestenosis lesionsVascular changesVascular responsesTherapy trialsDose prescriptionLong subsegmentsDevice injuryUltrasound analysisStent segmentDoseDose rangeIVUS catheter
2001
Serial intravascular ultrasound analysis of edge recurrence after intracoronary gamma radiation treatment of native artery in-stent restenosis lesions
Ahmed J, Mintz G, Waksman R, Lansky A, Mehran R, Wu H, Weissman N, Pichard A, Satler L, Kent K, Leon M. Serial intravascular ultrasound analysis of edge recurrence after intracoronary gamma radiation treatment of native artery in-stent restenosis lesions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 1145-1149. PMID: 11356387, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01483-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumen cross-sectional areaIntimal hyperplasia cross-sectional areaSerial intravascular ultrasound analysisMedia cross-sectional areaEdge recurrenceIntravascular ultrasound analysisCross-sectional areaStent restenosisExternal elastic membrane cross-sectional areaUltrasound analysisStent restenosis TrialStent restenosis lesionsDistal cross-sectional areasGreater decreaseGreater increaseRestenosis lesionsRestenosis TrialPositive remodelingProximal plaqueWashington RadiationNative coronariesMean lumenNeointimal hyperplasiaRecurrenceLesions