1997
Health after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty: Results from the Stent Restenosis Study
Krumholz H, Cohen D, Williams C, Baim D, Brinker J, Cabin H, Heuser R, Hirshfeld J, Leon M, Moses J, Savage M, Cleman M. Health after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty: Results from the Stent Restenosis Study. American Heart Journal 1997, 134: 337-344. PMID: 9327686, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(97)70065-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent Restenosis StudyCoronary stentingBalloon angioplastyRestenosis StudyDuke Activity Status IndexPalmaz-Schatz coronary stentingCanadian Cardiovascular Society classificationPalmaz-Schatz coronary stent implantationPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyU.S. clinical sitesLong-term HRQoLForm Health SurveyHealth-related qualityMedical Outcomes StudyTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary stent implantationConventional balloon angioplastyDisease-specific measuresAngiographic restenosisConventional angioplastyIschemic eventsBodily painConsecutive patientsCoronary angioplastyCardiovascular perspective
1995
In-hospital and one-year economic outcomes after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty. Results from a randomized clinical trial. Stent Restenosis Study Investigators.
Cohen D, Krumholz H, Sukin C, Ho K, Siegrist R, Cleman M, Heuser R, Brinker J, Moses J, Savage M, Detre K, Leon M, Baim D. In-hospital and one-year economic outcomes after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty. Results from a randomized clinical trial. Stent Restenosis Study Investigators. Circulation 1995, 92: 2480-7. PMID: 7586348, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.92.9.2480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical care costsInitial hospital costsCoronary stentingVascular complicationsConventional angioplastyBalloon angioplastyCare costsInitial hospitalizationInitial stentingHospital costsPalmaz-Schatz coronary stent implantationCatheterization laboratory costsElective coronary stentingPatient's initial hospitalizationSingle coronary lesionsSubsequent hospital visitsSubsequent revascularization proceduresSymptomatic coronary diseaseCoronary stent implantationConventional balloon angioplastyRandomized clinical trialsLength of stayDetailed resource utilizationAngiographic restenosisRepeat revascularizationLength of hospital stay and complications after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Clinical and procedural predictors. Heparin Registry Investigators.
Wolfe M, Roubin G, Schweiger M, Isner J, Ferguson J, Cannon A, Cleman M, Cabin H, Leya F, Bonan R, Strony J, Adelman B, Bittl J. Length of hospital stay and complications after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Clinical and procedural predictors. Heparin Registry Investigators. Circulation 1995, 92: 311-9. PMID: 7634443, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.92.3.311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyLength of stayMultivessel coronary artery diseasePTCA complicationsCoronary artery diseaseTransluminal coronary angioplastyHospital stayUnstable anginaBaseline variablesAdvanced ageComplex lesionsArtery diseaseCoronary angioplastyLesion complexityNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionIndividual baseline variablesBaseline risk factorsClinical risk scoreEmergency bypass surgeryProlonged hospital staySelection of patientsAbrupt vessel closureConventional balloon angioplastyAccess of patientsStrongest predictor
1993
Fate of lesion-related side branches after coronary artery stenting
Fischman D, Savage M, Leon M, Schatz R, Ellis S, Cleman M, Hirshfeld J, Teirstein P, Bailey S, Walker C, Goldberg S. Fate of lesion-related side branches after coronary artery stenting. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1993, 22: 1641-1646. PMID: 8227832, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90589-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSide branch occlusionStandard balloon angioplastyBalloon angioplastyBranch occlusionOstial stenosisCoronary arteryStent placementAcute side branch occlusionPalmaz-Schatz stent placementSide branchesImportant potential complicationConventional balloon angioplastySerial coronary angiographyLong-term patencySide branch ostiumPossible adverse effectsConventional angioplastyCoronary angiographyCoronary stentingMechanical obstructionPotential complicationsOstial diseaseAngioplastyPatencyCoronary stents
1991
Effect of intracoronary stenting on intimal dissection after balloon angioplasty: Results of quantitative and qualitative coronary analysis
Fischman D, Savage M, Leon M, Schatz R, Ellis S, Cleman M, Teirstein P, Walker C, Bailey S, Hirshfeld J, Goldberg S. Effect of intracoronary stenting on intimal dissection after balloon angioplasty: Results of quantitative and qualitative coronary analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1991, 18: 1445-1451. PMID: 1939944, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(91)90673-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual luminal stenosisIntimal dissectionBalloon angioplastyIntracoronary stentingAngiographic appearanceStent implantationLuminal stenosisGrade 0Simple dissectionMean diameter stenosisComplex dissectionConventional balloon angioplastyPalmaz-Schatz stentsQuantitative coronary analysisConventional angioplastyConsecutive patientsCoronary angiographyIntimal disruptionDiameter stenosisDissection gradeAngioplastyGrade 2Grade 1StenosisDissection