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
1993
Clinical and Angiographic Determinants of Initial Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Success
Ilia R, Kolanski D, Setaro J, Brennan J, Cabin H, Cleman M, Remetz M. Clinical and Angiographic Determinants of Initial Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Success. Angiology 1993, 44: 677-682. PMID: 8357092, DOI: 10.1177/000331979304400901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary angioplastyPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyTransluminal coronary angioplastyAcute myocardial infarctionSuccess rateDegree of stenosisLong-term pretreatmentAngiographic determinantsAngioplasty successPostinfarction anginaAngiographic characteristicsSuccessful angioplastyClinical featuresMyocardial infarctionAnatomic determinantsPrimary successAngioplastyPatientsSuccessful procedureAspirinBeneficial effectsLesionsHigh rateAdditional findingsAnginaCoronary angioplasty with gradual versus rapid balloon inflation: Initial results and complications
Ilia R, Cabin H, McConnell S, Cleman M, Remetz M. Coronary angioplasty with gradual versus rapid balloon inflation: Initial results and complications. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 1993, 29: 199-202. PMID: 8402842, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810290305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflation protocolFrequency of dissectionLesion morphological characteristicsRapid balloon inflationProcedure-related complicationsComplete success rateSuccess rateGradual inflationUnstable anginaComplication rateCoronary angioplastySignificant group differencesArterial damageBalloon inflationDissection rateHigh success rateDiseased vesselsMore lesionsPatientsLesionsInflation groupGroup differencesAngioplastyComplicationsVessel diameter ratio
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