2008
A Novel Bioresorbable Polymer Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent for the Treatment of Single and Multivessel Coronary Disease Primary Results of the COSTAR (Cobalt Chromium Stent With Antiproliferative for Restenosis) II Study
Krucoff MW, Kereiakes DJ, Petersen JL, Mehran R, Hasselblad V, Lansky AJ, Fitzgerald PJ, Garg J, Turco MA, Simonton CA, Verheye S, Dubois CL, Gammon R, Batchelor WB, O'Shaughnessy CD, Hermiller JB, Schofer J, Buchbinder M, Wijns W, Group C. A Novel Bioresorbable Polymer Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent for the Treatment of Single and Multivessel Coronary Disease Primary Results of the COSTAR (Cobalt Chromium Stent With Antiproliferative for Restenosis) II Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 51: 1543-1552. PMID: 18420096, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbsorbable ImplantsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicChromium AlloysClopidogrelCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary RestenosisDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPaclitaxelPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPolymersRiskThromboembolismTiclopidineTime FactorsConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionTarget vessel revascularizationDrug-eluting stentsMajor adverse cardiac eventsMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionTaxus drug-eluting stentsMyocardial infarctionAdjudicated deathAdverse cardiac eventsPrimary end pointSegment late lossSingle target lesionPre-specified subgroupsStent thrombosis ratesTreatment of SingleVessel revascularizationCardiac eventsCoronary interventionII studyThrombosis rateAngiographic analysisEpicardial vesselsTarget lesionsLate lossPatients
2005
Distal Microcirculatory Protection During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stone GW, Webb J, Cox DA, Brodie BR, Qureshi M, Kalynych A, Turco M, Schultheiss HP, Dulas D, Rutherford BD, Antoniucci D, Krucoff MW, Gibbons RJ, Jones D, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Investigators F. Distal Microcirculatory Protection During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2005, 293: 1063-1072. PMID: 15741528, DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.9.1063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionST-segment resolutionAcute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsEvent-free survivalElevation myocardial infarctionDistal protectionInfarct sizeMyocardial infarctionCardiac eventsCoronary interventionReperfusion successBalloon occlusionEmergent percutaneous coronary interventionComplete ST-segment resolutionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionEnd pointDistal balloon occlusionDistal embolic protectionPrimary PCI resultsCoprimary end pointsSecondary end pointsAcute myocardial infarction