2021
Outcomes of bailout percutaneous ventricular assist device versus prophylactic strategy in patients undergoing nonemergent percutaneous coronary intervention
O'Neill BP, Grines C, Moses JW, Ohman EM, Lansky A, Popma J, Kapur NK, Schreiber T, Mannino S, O'Neill WW, Medjamia AM, Mahmud E. Outcomes of bailout percutaneous ventricular assist device versus prophylactic strategy in patients undergoing nonemergent percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 98: e501-e512. PMID: 34051033, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous ventricular assist deviceNonemergent percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionHemodynamic collapseVentricular assist deviceCoronary interventionProphylactic supportImpella percutaneous ventricular assist deviceAssist deviceOutcomes of patientsVentricular ejection fractionHospital mortalityHospital outcomesEjection fractionHeart failureMedian baselinePVAD supportProphylactic strategiesFemale genderStudy populationLow prevalencePatientsMain diseaseOutcomesMortality
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