1997
Stent Placement Compared with Balloon Angioplasty for Obstructed Coronary Bypass Grafts
Savage M, Douglas J, Fischman D, Pepine C, King S, Werner J, Bailey S, Overlie P, Fenton S, Brinker J, Leon M, Goldberg S, Heuser R, Smalling R, Safian R, Cleman M, Buchbinder M, Snead D, Rake R, Gebhardt S. Stent Placement Compared with Balloon Angioplasty for Obstructed Coronary Bypass Grafts. New England Journal Of Medicine 1997, 337: 740-747. PMID: 9287229, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199709113371103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaphenous vein graftsBalloon angioplastyStent groupLuminal diameterBypass surgeryBypass graftStent placementAortocoronary venous bypass graftsCoronary artery bypass surgeryBypass graft lesionsMajor cardiac complicationsStandard balloon angioplastyPrimary end pointMajor cardiac eventsCoronary bypass graftsTreatment of stenosisPalmaz-Schatz stentsLargest mean increaseAngioplasty groupAngiographic restenosisCardiac complicationsHemorrhagic complicationsAngiographic outcomesCardiac eventsCoronary angiography
1991
Clinical experience with the Palmaz-Schatz coronary stent
Schatz R, Goldberg S, Leon M, Baim D, Hirshfeld J, Cleman M, Ellis S, Topol E. Clinical experience with the Palmaz-Schatz coronary stent. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1991, 17: 155-159. PMID: 2016473, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(91)90952-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle stentPrior angioplastyAngiographic restenosisPalmaz-Schatz coronary stentHigher thrombosis rateUrgent bypass surgeryMajor bleeding eventsNative coronary arteriesBalloon-expandable stentsSuccessful elective stentingBleeding eventsBypass surgeryComplication rateDeath 3Elective stentingCoronary angioplastyCoronary stentingRoutine angioplastyThrombosis rateSubacute thrombosisAngioplasty resultsCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisHigh incidenceClinical experience with the Palmaz-Schatz coronary stent. Initial results of a multicenter study.
Schatz R, Baim D, Leon M, Ellis S, Goldberg S, Hirshfeld J, Cleman M, Cabin H, Walker C, Stagg J. Clinical experience with the Palmaz-Schatz coronary stent. Initial results of a multicenter study. Circulation 1991, 83: 148-161. PMID: 1984878, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.83.1.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent bypass surgeryBypass surgeryPerioperative complicationsMyocardial infarctionGroup 2Group 1Palmaz-Schatz coronary stentSuccessful elective coronary angioplastyUnderwent cardiac catheterizationElective coronary angioplastyNative coronary arteriesAbsence of symptomsBalloon-expandable stentsClinical thrombosisPerioperative deathsElective angioplastyCardiac catheterizationCoronary angioplastyMajor complicationsMulticenter studyCoronary arteryPatient populationLower incidencePatientsAbrupt closure