1997
Localized delivery of heparin to angioplasty sites with iontophoresis
Mitchel J, Azrin M, Fram D, Bow L, McKay R. Localized delivery of heparin to angioplasty sites with iontophoresis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 1997, 41: 315-323. PMID: 9213031, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199707)41:3<315::aid-ccd13>3.0.co;2-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, BalloonAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAnimalsAnticoagulantsAortaCoronary VesselsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Delivery SystemsElastic TissueEquipment DesignHeparinIontophoresisMaleMuscle, Smooth, VascularPlatelet AggregationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySwineTunica IntimaTunica MediaConceptsPorcine coronary arteriesBalloon injuryPlatelet depositionDrug depositionCoronary arteryIontophoretic catheterHeparin deliveryControl vesselsLocal deliveryContralateral control vesselsIontophoresis of salineEarly platelet depositionFluorescent heparinBalloon inflation pressureInternal elastic laminaIntramural localizationAngioplasty siteBalloon angioplastyCoronary studiesHemodynamic sequelaeIliac vesselsIntramural depositionImmediate drug deliveryPlatelet studiesArtery
1994
Inhibition of platelet deposition and lysis of intracoronary thrombus during balloon angioplasty using urokinase-coated hydrogel balloons.
Mitchel J, Azrin M, Fram D, Hong M, Wong S, Barry J, Bow L, Curley T, Kiernan F, Waters D. Inhibition of platelet deposition and lysis of intracoronary thrombus during balloon angioplasty using urokinase-coated hydrogel balloons. Circulation 1994, 90: 1979-1988. PMID: 7923688, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.90.4.1979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal urokinase deliveryVivo balloon angioplastyIntracoronary thrombusBalloon angioplastyPlatelet depositionThrombotic closureDistal embolizationAngioplasty siteAbrupt closureArterial wallHydrogel balloonContralateral control arteriesContralateral control vesselsIntramural drug deliveryVivo studiesConventional balloon angioplastyNew Zealand rabbitsU urokinaseConventional angioplastyBalloon dilatationClinical efficacyReflow phenomenonIliac arteryBlood exposureControl arteries