2014
Local versus general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) – systematic review and meta-analysis
Fröhlich GM, Lansky AJ, Webb J, Roffi M, Toggweiler S, Reinthaler M, Wang D, Hutchinson N, Wendler O, Hildick-Smith D, Meier P. Local versus general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) – systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 2014, 12: 41. PMID: 24612945, PMCID: PMC4022332, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShorter hospital stayGeneral anesthesiaHospital stayRelative riskProcedure timeSevere aortic valve stenosisTranscatheter aortic valve implantationResultsSeven observational studiesAcute kidney injuryProcedure-related mortalityPooled relative riskAortic valve implantationAortic valve stenosisShort-term outcomesShorter procedure timeRandom-effects modelKidney injuryValve implantationOverall mortalityValve stenosisRandomized trialsTransfemoral TAVRLocal anesthesiaTreatment optionsMyocardial infarction
2004
Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting versus stenting for patients with proximal left anterior descending coronary artery disease
Shirai K, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Costantini CO, Fahy M, Slack S, Mintz GS, Stone GW, Leon MB. Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting versus stenting for patients with proximal left anterior descending coronary artery disease. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 959-962. PMID: 15081435, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassInvasive coronary artery bypassLAD stentingCoronary artery diseaseArtery bypassArtery diseaseClinical outcomesAnterior descending (LAD) coronary artery diseaseConventional coronary artery bypassHigher repeat revascularization ratesQ-wave myocardial infarctionHospital event ratesProximal LAD diseaseRepeat revascularization rateShorter hospital staySubgroup of patientsConventional balloon angioplastyIncidence of deathLong-term efficacyLAD revascularizationMIDCAB groupHospital stayLAD diseaseRevascularization ratesVessel revascularization
2001
Normal Flow (TIMI-3) Before Mechanical Reperfusion Therapy Is an Independent Determinant of Survival in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Stone G, Cox D, Garcia E, Brodie B, Morice M, Griffin J, Mattos L, Lansky A, O’Neill W, Grines C. Normal Flow (TIMI-3) Before Mechanical Reperfusion Therapy Is an Independent Determinant of Survival in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2001, 104: 636-641. PMID: 11489767, DOI: 10.1161/hc3101.093701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTIMI 3 flowAcute myocardial infarctionInitial TIMI 3 flowMyocardial infarctionPrimary PTCAEarly reperfusionHeart failureIndependent determinantsNew-onset heart failurePostprocedural TIMI 3 flowTIMI 3 flow ratesMechanical reperfusion therapyTIMI 0/1 flowTIMI 2 flowProspective randomized trialsShorter hospital stayVentricular ejection fractionInitial angiographyAngiographic evidenceHospital stayLytic therapyReperfusion therapyVentricular failureSpontaneous reperfusionEarly administration