2014
Impact of Coronary Lesion Complexity on Drug-Eluting Stent Outcomes in Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus Analysis From 18 Pooled Randomized Trials
Kedhi E, Généreux P, Palmerini T, McAndrew T, Parise H, Mehran R, Dangas G, Stone G. Impact of Coronary Lesion Complexity on Drug-Eluting Stent Outcomes in Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus Analysis From 18 Pooled Randomized Trials. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 63: 2111-2118. PMID: 24632279, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.01.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes mellitusRepeat revascularizationMyocardial infarctionLesion complexityStent outcomesCardiac deathType A/B1 lesionsType B2/C lesionsB2/C lesionsPropensity score-matched groupsCoronary lesion complexityTarget vessel revascularizationPatient-level dataB1 lesionsNoncomplex lesionsVessel revascularizationDiabetic statusC lesionsDES eraRandomized trialsRisk factorsTarget lesionsDES safetyTreatment outcomesBaseline differences
2013
Comparative effectiveness of upstream glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with moderate- and high-risk acute coronary syndromes: An Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) substudy
Nazif T, Mehran R, Lee E, Fahy M, Parise H, Stone G, Kirtane A. Comparative effectiveness of upstream glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with moderate- and high-risk acute coronary syndromes: An Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) substudy. American Heart Journal 2013, 167: 43-50. PMID: 24332141, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitorsNet adverse clinical eventsMajor adverse cardiac eventsHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesAcute coronary syndromeMajor bleedingCoronary syndromeComposite major adverse cardiac eventsIIb/IIIa receptor inhibitorsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsEarly invasive management strategyIIb/IIIa inhibitorsInvasive management strategySafety of tirofibanAdverse cardiac eventsSimilar clinical outcomesAdverse clinical eventsUse of tirofibanComparative effectiveness analysisSignificant differencesACUITY trialAcute CatheterizationUpstream tirofibanMultivariable adjustmentUpstream therapy