2011
Clinical and angiographic outcomes of elderly patients treated with everolimus-eluting versus paclitaxel-eluting stents: three-year results from the SPIRIT III randomised trial.
Hermiller JB, Nikolsky E, Lansky AJ, Applegate RJ, Sanz M, Yaqub M, Sood P, Cao S, Sudhir K, Stone GW. Clinical and angiographic outcomes of elderly patients treated with everolimus-eluting versus paclitaxel-eluting stents: three-year results from the SPIRIT III randomised trial. EuroIntervention 2011, 7: 307-13. PMID: 21729832, DOI: 10.4244/eijv7i3a54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsPercutaneous coronary interventionSegment restenosisYounger patientsElderly patientsLower incidenceSegment late lumen lossSegment late lossSPIRIT III trialTarget vessel failureLate lumen lossDrug-eluting stentsYears of ageThree-year resultsLower ratesAge-specific mechanismsStent assignmentAngiographic outcomesCoronary interventionIII trialsInducible ischaemiaEE patientsPE patientsLumen lossNeointimal response
2001
Effectiveness of excimer laser coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction or in unstable angina pectoris
Topaz O, Bernardo N, Shah R, McQueen R, Desai P, Janin Y, Lansky A, Carr M. Effectiveness of excimer laser coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction or in unstable angina pectoris. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 849-855. PMID: 11274939, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01525-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAngioplasty, Balloon, Laser-AssistedCoronary AngiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionTreatment OutcomeConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyUnstable angina pectorisAcute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous excimer laser coronary angioplastyAcute coronary syndromeUAP groupLaser coronary angioplastyAMI groupLaser successCoronary syndromeAngina pectorisCoronary angioplastyProcedural successMyocardial infarctionGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonistsIIb/IIIa receptor antagonistsAdjunct balloon dilationMyocardial infarction (TIMI) flowEmergency bypass surgeryIndependent core laboratoryMinimal luminal diameterCreatine kinase levelsFinal stenosisBurden areasBypass surgery
2000
Acute and long-term results of treatment of diffuse in-stent restenosis in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts
Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky A, Waksman R, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Mintz G, Stone G, Leon M. Acute and long-term results of treatment of diffuse in-stent restenosis in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 86: 777-779. PMID: 11018200, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01080-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAngioplasty, Balloon, Laser-AssistedCombined Modality TherapyCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansHyperplasiaMaleRecurrenceRisk FactorsSaphenous VeinStentsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsSaphenous vein graftsVein graftsStent restenosisAortocoronary saphenous vein graftsHigher long-term mortalityExcimer laser coronary angioplastyAdjunct balloon angioplastyLong-term mortalityLaser coronary angioplastyTreatment of diffuseLong-term resultsRepeat revascularizationCoronary angioplastyAcute resultsBalloon angioplastyFrequent needAngioplastyRestenosisGraftTreatmentRevascularizationMortalityTreatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy
Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Waksman R, Abizaid A, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Lansky A, Stone G, Leon M. Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy. Circulation 2000, 101: 2484-2489. PMID: 10831522, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.21.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAngioplasty, Balloon, Laser-AssistedAtherectomy, CoronaryCoronary AngiographyCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecurrenceStentsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyVolumetric IVUS analysisRotational atherectomyQuantitative coronary angiographicClinical resultsCoronary angiographicIVUS analysisLumen enlargementSimilar long-term clinical outcomesTarget lesion revascularization rateLong-term clinical outcomesSignificant between-group differencesIntimal hyperplasia volumeLesion revascularization rateLaser coronary angioplastyTreatment of diffuseIn-Stent RestenosisSimilar clinical resultsBetween-group differencesIntravascular ultrasound measurementsAdjunct PTCADiffuse ISRHospital complicationsAngiographic successRevascularization rates