2013
Impact of bifurcation target lesion on angiographic, electrocardiographic, and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (from the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction [HORIZONS-AMI] trial).
Dudek D, Mehran R, Dziewierz A, Brener SJ, Rakowski T, Brzezinski M, Brodie BR, Xu K, Fahy M, Lansky AJ, Zmudka K, Stone GW. Impact of bifurcation target lesion on angiographic, electrocardiographic, and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (from the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction [HORIZONS-AMI] trial). EuroIntervention 2013, 9: 817-23. PMID: 24280158, DOI: 10.4244/eijv9i7a135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionClinical outcomesTarget lesionsLow left ventricular ejection fractionPost-percutaneous coronary interventionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCore laboratory assessmentHigher contrast loadHORIZONS-AMI trialTarget vessel revascularisationProbable stent thrombosisST-segment resolutionElevation myocardial infarctionVentricular ejection fractionCore laboratory analysisRate of deathBTL groupHORIZONS-AMIVessel revascularisationInfarct arteryBaseline characteristicsContrast load
2008
Comparison of Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasonic Detection of Myocardial Bridging of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery
Tsujita K, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Doi H, Kubo T, Castellanos C, Liu J, Yang J, Oviedo C, Franklin-Bond T, Dasgupta N, Biro S, Dani L, Dangas GD, Mehran R, Kirtane AJ, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins MB, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Comparison of Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasonic Detection of Myocardial Bridging of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 102: 1608-1613. PMID: 19064013, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial bridgingIntravascular ultrasoundCoronary arterySystolic compressionLow left ventricular ejection fractionDe novo coronary lesionsLeft ventricular ejection fractionComparison of AngiographicDistal reference segmentsMaximum plaque burdenNovo coronary lesionsVentricular ejection fractionUseful anatomic informationConsecutive patientsEjection fractionLeft anteriorClinical featuresCoronary lesionsPlaque burdenProximal stenosisIntimal thicknessStudy populationPatientsAccurate diagnosisArtery