2003
Prospective, randomized evaluation of thrombectomy prior to percutaneous intervention in diseased saphenous vein grafts and thrombus-containing coronary arteries
Stone GW, Cox DA, Babb J, Nukta D, Bilodeau L, Cannon L, Stuckey TD, Hermiller J, Cohen EA, Low R, Bailey SR, Lansky AJ, Kuntz RE, Investigators F. Prospective, randomized evaluation of thrombectomy prior to percutaneous intervention in diseased saphenous vein grafts and thrombus-containing coronary arteries. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 42: 2007-2013. PMID: 14662267, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiseased saphenous vein graftsSaphenous vein graftsNative coronary arteriesPeri-procedural myocardial infarctionEvent-free survivalCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionControl patientsStent implantationRoutine thrombectomyVein graftsSize patientsLate event-free survivalMajor adverse cardiac eventsPeri-procedural myonecrosisAdverse cardiac eventsHigh-risk patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionLarge myocardial infarctionSafety of interventionsPrior thrombectomyCardiac eventsCoronary interventionPercutaneous interventionLate outcomesLong-term follow-up of patients after gamma intracoronary brachytherapy failure (from GAMMA-I, GAMMA-II, and SCRIPPS-III)
Limpijankit T, Mehran R, Mintz GS, Dangas G, Lansky AJ, Kao J, Ashby DT, Moussa I, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Teirstein PS. Long-term follow-up of patients after gamma intracoronary brachytherapy failure (from GAMMA-I, GAMMA-II, and SCRIPPS-III). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 92: 315-318. PMID: 12888143, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00636-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingTotal adverse eventsArtery Bypass GraftingCoronary artery bypassFirst-line therapyPercutaneous coronary interventionLong-term outcomesBrachytherapy failureArtery bypassBypass GraftingVessel revascularizationCoronary interventionIndependent predictorsMyocardial infarctionRadiation failureStent restenosisLate thrombosisPatientsTherapyBrachytherapyRevascularizationInfarctionThrombosisFailure
2002
Balloon‐based radiation therapy for treatment of in‐stent restenosis in human coronary arteries: Results from the BRITE I study
Waksman R, Buchbinder M, Reisman M, Lansky AJ, Trauthen B, Whiting J, Li A. Balloon‐based radiation therapy for treatment of in‐stent restenosis in human coronary arteries: Results from the BRITE I study. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2002, 57: 286-294. PMID: 12410499, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArteriesBlood Vessel ProsthesisCatheterizationCoronary AngiographyCoronary RestenosisDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesRadiotherapy, Computer-AssistedReoperationRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsStent restenosisRadiation therapyMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsIntracoronary radiation therapyStudy eligibility criteriaStent restenosis resultsInstances of deathHuman coronary arteriesBinary restenosisRepeat PTCAPrimary endpointCardiac eventsClinical restenosisEmergency surgeryLate complicationsAngioplasty siteRestenosis rateRecurrence rateTotal occlusionConventional therapyCoronary arteryEligibility criteriaLate thrombosisTarget vesselLong-Term Outcome of Patients Treated With Repeat Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Failure of γ-Brachytherapy for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis
Prpic R, Teirstein PS, Reilly JP, Moses JW, Tripuraneni P, Lansky AJ, Giorgianni JA, Jani S, Wong SC, Fish RD, Ellis S, Holmes DR, Kereiakas D, Kuntz RE, Leon MB. Long-Term Outcome of Patients Treated With Repeat Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Failure of γ-Brachytherapy for the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis. Circulation 2002, 106: 2340-2345. PMID: 12403664, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000036366.62288.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget lesion revascularizationIndex treatmentIntracoronary brachytherapyPercutaneous interventionStent restenosisAcceptable long-term resultsMajor adverse event rateRepeat percutaneous coronary interventionRepeat target vessel revascularizationSubsequent target lesion revascularizationTarget vessel revascularizationAcute procedural successAdverse event ratesPercutaneous coronary interventionIntracoronary radiation therapyLong-term outcomesLong-term resultsIn-Stent RestenosisLesion revascularizationPlacebo groupCoronary interventionFailure patientsProcedural successAngioplasty/Term outcomesLate Vascular Response to Repeat Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis With and Without Radiation
Morino Y, Limpijankit T, Honda Y, Lansky AJ, Waksman R, Bonneau HN, Yock PG, Mintz GS, Fitzgerald PJ. Late Vascular Response to Repeat Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis With and Without Radiation. Circulation 2002, 105: 2465-2468. PMID: 12034650, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000018949.39445.40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBrachytherapyCohort StudiesCoronary RestenosisDisease ProgressionDouble-Blind MethodFollow-Up StudiesGamma RaysHumansIridium RadioisotopesPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceReoperationStentsTiclopidineTimeTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalVascular PatencyConceptsLumen volume indexISR lesionsPlacebo patientsLate vascular responseAcute angiographic resultsIntravascular ultrasound analysisIn-Stent RestenosisPlacebo groupAngiographic resultsVascular responsesAdditional lumenNeointimal proliferationStent restenosisIrradiated groupPatientsStent overlapLesionsVolume indexUltrasound analysisSafety of radiationLong-term advantagesStent strutsSignificant decreaseStentingRestenosis
2000
Percutaneous revascularization of the internal mammary artery graft: short- and long-term outcomes
Gruberg L, Dangas G, Mehran R, Hong M, Waksman R, Mintz G, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Lansky A, Stone G, Leon M. Percutaneous revascularization of the internal mammary artery graft: short- and long-term outcomes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 35: 944-948. PMID: 10732892, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00652-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal mammary artery graftMammary artery graftsIMA graftsPercutaneous revascularizationBalloon angioplastyArtery graftClinical outcomesProcedural successMyocardial infarctionOne-year clinical outcomesLong-term clinical outcomesQ-wave myocardial infarctionAlternative interventional techniquesLower TLR rateUrgent bypass surgeryHigh procedural successLong-term outcomesTreatment of stenosisLong-term resultsOne-year ratesHospital complicationsHospital outcomesTLR rateAnastomotic lesionsBypass surgeryOptimally deployed stents in the treatment of restenotic versus de novo lesions
Gruberg L, Hong M, Mintz G, Mehran R, Waksman R, Dangas G, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Lansky A, Kornowski R, Stone G, Leon M. Optimally deployed stents in the treatment of restenotic versus de novo lesions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 85: 333-337. PMID: 11078302, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00742-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo lesionsOptimal stent deploymentTarget lesion revascularizationEvent-free survivalVein graft lesionsNovo lesionsLong-term outcomesMinimal lumen diameterRestenotic lesionsStent deploymentLesion revascularizationGraft lesionsDiabetes mellitusMyocardial infarctionHigh incidenceNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionDe novo lesions groupFinal minimal lumen diameterLumen diameterSaphenous vein graft lesionsIndependent risk factorDe novo groupIncidence of deathStent deployment techniquesStatistical significant differenceProcedural results and intermediate clinical outcomes after multiple saphenous vein graft stenting
Bhargava B, Kornowski R, Mehran R, Kent K, Hong M, Lansky A, Waksman R, Pichard A, Satler L, Leon M. Procedural results and intermediate clinical outcomes after multiple saphenous vein graft stenting. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 35: 389-397. PMID: 10676686, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00564-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMid-term clinical outcomesSVG interventionClinical outcomesProcedural successOverall cardiac event-free survivalCardiac event-free survivalSaphenous vein graft angioplastyNon-Q-wave MIHospital procedural successVein graft angioplastyEvent-free survivalIntermediate clinical outcomesMajor complication rateOverall procedural successSaphenous vein graftsGraft angioplastyLesion revascularizationSimultaneous stentingSVG diseaseSVG groupSVG stentingLate mortalityComplication rateDistal embolizationMI rates