Targeted anti-inflammatory systemic therapy for restenosis: The Biorest Liposomal Alendronate with Stenting sTudy (BLAST)—a double blind, randomized clinical trial
Banai S, Finkelstein A, Almagor Y, Assali A, Hasin Y, Rosenschein U, Apruzzese P, Lansky AJ, Kume T, Edelman ER. Targeted anti-inflammatory systemic therapy for restenosis: The Biorest Liposomal Alendronate with Stenting sTudy (BLAST)—a double blind, randomized clinical trial. American Heart Journal 2012, 165: 234-240.e1. PMID: 23351827, PMCID: PMC4637940, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.10.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionLate lossCoronary interventionDiabetes mellitusPrimary efficacy end pointBare metal stent implantationEnd pointSystemic innate immunityEfficacy end pointPlacebo-controlled trialPrimary end pointAcute coronary syndromeStent late lossMetal stent implantationSingle intravenous bolusVascular injury sitesAverage late lossBaseline monocyteLiposomal alendronateCoronary syndromePlacebo groupStudy drugCoronary narrowingOverall cohortPrespecified subgroupsImpact of Routine Angiographic Follow-Up After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug-Eluting Stents in the SPIRIT III Randomized Trial at Three Years
Lansky AJ, Brar SS, Yaqub M, Sood P, Applegate RJ, Lazar D, Jankovic I, Hermiller JB, Koo K, Sudhir K, Stone GW. Impact of Routine Angiographic Follow-Up After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug-Eluting Stents in the SPIRIT III Randomized Trial at Three Years. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 110: 21-29. PMID: 22464212, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseEverolimusFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsPaclitaxelProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignReproducibility of ResultsSingle-Blind MethodSirolimusTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsID-TLRAngiographic groupClinical followMajor adverse cardiovascular event ratesAdverse cardiovascular event ratesDrug-eluting stent placementMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsBare metal stent implantationSPIRIT IIILandmark survival analysisSPIRIT III trialAdverse cardiovascular eventsSafety end pointCardiovascular event ratesIschemia-driven revascularizationMajor clinical outcomesPercutaneous coronary interventionDrug-eluting stentsRoutine AngiographicCardiovascular eventsCoronary revascularizationRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionIII trials