2010
Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery
Laird JR, Katzen BT, Scheinert D, Lammer J, Carpenter J, Buchbinder M, Dave R, Ansel G, Lansky A, Cristea E, Collins TJ, Goldstein J, Jaff MR. Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 267-276. PMID: 20484101, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.903468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperficial femoral arteryProximal popliteal arteryTarget lesion revascularizationAngioplasty groupStent groupFemoral arteryLesion revascularizationPopliteal arteryBalloon angioplastyPrimary patencyAngiographic resultsBetter acute angiographic resultsProvisional stent implantationSuboptimal angiographic resultsEndovascular treatment strategiesFlow-limiting dissectionPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyAcute angiographic resultsTotal lesion lengthLoss of patencySuperficial femoral artery (SFA) stentingSelf-expanding nitinolBailout stentingIntermittent claudicationPrimary stenting
2002
Late Vascular Response to Repeat Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis With and Without Radiation
Morino Y, Limpijankit T, Honda Y, Lansky AJ, Waksman R, Bonneau HN, Yock PG, Mintz GS, Fitzgerald PJ. Late Vascular Response to Repeat Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis With and Without Radiation. Circulation 2002, 105: 2465-2468. PMID: 12034650, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000018949.39445.40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBrachytherapyCohort StudiesCoronary RestenosisDisease ProgressionDouble-Blind MethodFollow-Up StudiesGamma RaysHumansIridium RadioisotopesPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceReoperationStentsTiclopidineTimeTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalVascular PatencyConceptsLumen volume indexISR lesionsPlacebo patientsLate vascular responseAcute angiographic resultsIntravascular ultrasound analysisIn-Stent RestenosisPlacebo groupAngiographic resultsVascular responsesAdditional lumenNeointimal proliferationStent restenosisIrradiated groupPatientsStent overlapLesionsVolume indexUltrasound analysisSafety of radiationLong-term advantagesStent strutsSignificant decreaseStentingRestenosis
2001
Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries
Baim D, Cutlip D, O’Shaughnessy C, Hermiller J, Kereiakes D, Giambartolomei A, Katz S, Lansky A, Fitzpatrick M, Popma J, Ho K, Leon M, Kuntz R, Investigators N. Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 152-156. PMID: 11152830, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01307-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end pointTarget vessel failureNIR stentPS stentBetter acute angiographic resultsTarget vessel failure rateMajor adverse cardiac eventsEnd pointSingle coronary lesionsAdverse cardiac eventsNative coronary arteriesNorth American trialsSuccessful stent deliveryAcute angiographic resultsPalmaz-Schatz stentsPrespecified cohortCardiac eventsAngiographic restudyAngiographic resultsCoronary lesionsPS patientsDiameter stenosisCoronary arteryVessel failureStent placement