1994
Predictors of Coronary Dissection following Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Balloon Angioplasty
Ilia R, Bigham H, Brennan J, Cabin H, Cleman M, Remetz M. Predictors of Coronary Dissection following Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Balloon Angioplasty. Cardiology 1994, 85: 229-234. PMID: 7987880, DOI: 10.1159/000176680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary dissectionLong lesionsPercutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplastyNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionAcute coronary dissectionCoronary balloon angioplastyConsecutive patientsCoronary angioplastyBalloon dilatationFemale patientsArterial dilatationBalloon angioplastyMyocardial infarctionMost dissectionsPatientsMore dissectionAngioplastyDissectionLesionsComplicationsArteryDilatationPredictorsInfarctionWomen
1992
Characteristics of cigarette smokers versus nonsmokers in patients referred for coronary angioplasty
Ilia R, Brennan J, Cabin H, Cleman M, Remetz M. Characteristics of cigarette smokers versus nonsmokers in patients referred for coronary angioplasty. Coronary Artery Disease 1992, 3: 859-862. DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199209000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary angioplastyCoronary dissectionSuccess rateConsecutive patientsMajor complicationsCigarette smokersTotal occlusionLong lesionsAngioplastySmokersConsecutive lesionsPatientsLesionsNonsmokersDissectionComplicationsGroupOcclusion