1994
A Randomized Comparison of Coronary-Stent Placement and Balloon Angioplasty in the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
Fischman D, Leon M, Baim D, Schatz R, Savage M, Penn I, Detre K, Veltri L, Ricci D, Nobuyoshi M, Cleman M, Heuser R, Almond D, Teirstein P, Fish R, Colombo A, Brinker J, Moses J, Shaknovich A, Hirshfeld J, Bailey S, Ellis S, Rake R, Goldberg S. A Randomized Comparison of Coronary-Stent Placement and Balloon Angioplasty in the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 1994, 331: 496-501. PMID: 8041414, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199408253310802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard balloon angioplastyCoronary stent placementBalloon angioplastyLarger luminal diameterAngioplasty groupProcedural successStent groupLuminal diameterOriginal target lesionRecurrent myocardial ischemiaSymptomatic coronary diseaseCoronary artery diseaseLower ratesLarge immediate increasesCoronary eventsArtery diseaseCoronary angiographyCoronary diseaseStented lesionsClinical outcomesCoronary lesionsRandomized comparisonClinical eventsCoronary stenosisStent placement
1986
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the “culprit lesion” for management of unstable angina pectoris in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease
Wohlgelernter D, Cleman M, Highman H, Zaret B. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the “culprit lesion” for management of unstable angina pectoris in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1986, 58: 460-464. PMID: 2944366, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(86)90015-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyMultivessel coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseCulprit lesionTransluminal coronary angioplastyUnstable angina pectorisUnstable anginaAngina pectorisArtery diseaseCoronary angioplastyLong-term clinical improvementIntracoronary filling defectsOptimal medical therapyUnstable angina refractoryFeasible therapeutic optionPrimary success rateProcedure-related complicationsAngina refractoryRecurrent anginaSubtotal obstructionAngiographic evidenceClinical improvementCoronary thrombosisMedical therapyCoronary lesions