2010
Is Accurate Intravascular Ultrasound Evaluation of the Left Circumflex Ostium from a Left Anterior Descending to Left Main Pullback Possible?
Oviedo C, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Doi H, Castellanos C, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Dangas G, Leon MB, Stone GW, Templin B, Araki H, Ochiai M, Moses JW. Is Accurate Intravascular Ultrasound Evaluation of the Left Circumflex Ostium from a Left Anterior Descending to Left Main Pullback Possible? The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 105: 948-954. PMID: 20346311, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSide branch ostiumLeft circumflexIntravascular ultrasound evaluationLumen diameterBranch ostiumUltrasound evaluationLeft Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation LesionsMain coronary artery bifurcation lesionsMain coronary artery lesionsCoronary artery bifurcation lesionsCoronary artery bifurcation diseaseCoronary artery lesionsIntravascular ultrasound assessmentMain vesselOblique viewCircumflex ostiumArtery lesionsLeft anteriorBland-Altman plotsPlaque burdenLimits of agreementOstial LADUltrasound assessmentBifurcation diseaseBifurcation lesions
2006
Serial Angiographic Follow-Up of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization
Price MJ, Cristea E, Sawhney N, Kao JA, Moses JW, Leon MB, Costa RA, Lansky AJ, Teirstein PS. Serial Angiographic Follow-Up of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 871-877. PMID: 16487858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate lossParent vesselUnprotected left main coronary artery stenosisLeft main coronary artery stenosisFinal minimal luminal diameterMain coronary artery revascularizationMain coronary artery stenosisSirolimus-eluting stent implantationEfficacy of SESCoronary artery revascularizationAngiographic Follow-upSirolimus-Eluting StentsCoronary artery stenosisMinimal luminal diameterArtery revascularizationCircumflex ostiumLesion restenosisLesion revascularizationLMCA diseaseLMCA interventionLMCA lesionsSES implantationAngiographic outcomesIndependent predictorsArtery stenosis