2012
Coronary collaterals and risk for restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: a meta-analysis
Meier P, Indermuehle A, Pitt B, Traupe T, de Marchi SF, Crake T, Knapp G, Lansky AJ, Seiler C. Coronary collaterals and risk for restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: a meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 2012, 10: 62. PMID: 22720974, PMCID: PMC3386894, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary collateral circulationCoronary artery diseaseRisk ratioCoronary interventionCollateral circulationGood collateralizationCoronary collateralsStable coronary artery diseaseGood coronary collateralizationSummary risk ratiosSubgroup of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk of restenosisIntracoronary pressure measurementsRandom-effects modelPoor collateralsAngiographic restenosisPrimary endpointArtery diseaseCoronary collateralizationRisk stratificationResultsA totalMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysis
2011
The impact of the coronary collateral circulation on mortality: a meta-analysis
Meier P, Hemingway H, Lansky AJ, Knapp G, Pitt B, Seiler C. The impact of the coronary collateral circulation on mortality: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal 2011, 33: 614-621. PMID: 21969521, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseStable coronary artery diseaseCoronary collateral circulationMyocardial infarctionCollateral circulationRisk ratioHigh collateralizationLow collateralizationSummary risk ratiosAcute myocardial infarctionSubacute myocardial infarctionRandom-effects modelRelevant protective effectCause mortalityCoronary collateralsHard endpointsArtery diseaseCoronary collateralizationVentricular remodellingInfarct sizeClinical endpointsBlood supplyProtective effectMortality riskPatients