2024
Surgical Risk Does Not Predict Ischemic Stroke or Acute Infarction After TAVR: Results of a Patient-Level Pooled Analysis
Grubman D, Lansky A, Dwyer M, Zivadinov R, Pietras C, Nazif T, Moses J, Shah T, Gambone L, Leon M, Forrest J, Vora A, Parise H, Messé S. Surgical Risk Does Not Predict Ischemic Stroke or Acute Infarction After TAVR: Results of a Patient-Level Pooled Analysis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2024, 65: 80. DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2024.04.179.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Iskander M, Jamil Y, Forrest J, Madhavan M, Makkar R, Leon M, Lansky A, Ahmad Y. Cerebral Embolic Protection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Structural Heart 2023, 7: 100169. PMID: 37520138, PMCID: PMC10382985, DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2023.100169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscatheter aortic valve replacementCerebral embolic protection devicesCerebral embolic protectionAortic valve replacementEmbolic protection devicesValve replacementEmbolic protectionSymptomatic severe aortic stenosisSevere aortic stenosisLow-risk patientsPredictors of strokeOccurrence of complicationsRisk of strokeRecent trial dataRelevant clinical studiesOverall evidence baseExpansion of TAVRFeared complicationAortic stenosisSurgical riskTreatment optionsWorse outcomesClinical studiesPatientsTrial data
2008
Effectiveness of Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis
Kim YH, Dangas GD, Solinas E, Aoki J, Parise H, Kimura M, Franklin-Bond T, Dasgupta NK, Kirtane AJ, Moussa I, Lansky AJ, Collins M, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW, Mehran R. Effectiveness of Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 101: 801-806. PMID: 18328844, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.10.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCoated Materials, BiocompatibleCoronary AngiographyCoronary StenosisElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMyocardial RevascularizationPaclitaxelProspective StudiesSirolimusStentsTreatment OutcomeTubulin ModulatorsUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsHigh surgical riskMain coronary artery stenosisMajor adverse cardiac eventsUnprotected LMCA stenosisAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery stenosisSurgical riskLMCA stenosisCardiac eventsArtery stenosisStent thrombosisMyocardial infarctionBifurcation stenosisUnprotected left main coronary artery stenosisLeft main coronary artery stenosisDrug-eluting stent placementUrgent percutaneous coronary interventionQ-wave myocardial infarctionFeasible therapeutic alternativeOutcomes of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionPaclitaxel-eluting stentsSingle-stent strategyUnfavorable clinical outcomeSirolimus-eluting stents
1996
Carotid Stent-Assisted Angioplasty: Preliminary Technique, Angiography, and Intravascular Ultrasound Observations.
Satler L, Hoffmann R, Lansky A, Mintz G, Popma J, Pichard A, Kent K, Hong M, Korzak N, Horton K, Cabellion S, Leon M. Carotid Stent-Assisted Angioplasty: Preliminary Technique, Angiography, and Intravascular Ultrasound Observations. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 1996, 8: 23-30. PMID: 10785682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarotid stent-assisted angioplastyIntravascular ultrasound observationsIntravascular ultrasound imagingUltrasound observationsInternal carotid artery lesionsSignificant carotid artery stenosisSurgical carotid endarterectomyHigh surgical riskProcedure-related complicationsStent-assisted angioplastyCo-morbid statesCarotid artery lesionsCarotid artery stenosisAppropriate clinical applicationCatheter-based proceduresAsymptomatic patientsArtery lesionsClinical sequelaeStandard therapySymptomatic patientsPatient subsetsSurgical riskAngiographic resultsArtery stenosisCarotid endarterectomy