2012
Gender and the Extent of Coronary Atherosclerosis, Plaque Composition, and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Lansky AJ, Ng VG, Maehara A, Weisz G, Lerman A, Mintz GS, De Bruyne B, Farhat N, Niess G, Jankovic I, Lazar D, Xu K, Fahy M, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Gender and the Extent of Coronary Atherosclerosis, Plaque Composition, and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s62-s72. PMID: 22421232, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisEuropeFemaleFibrosisHeart ArrestHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsThin-cap fibroatheromaSimilar plaque burdenAcute coronary syndromePlaque burdenNonculprit lesionsCoronary syndromePlaque rupturePlaque compositionExtensive coronary artery diseaseMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAcute coronary syndrome eventPROSPECT studyComposition of atherosclerosisNecrotic core volumeThick-cap fibroatheromaUntreated nonculprit lesionsAdverse cardiovascular eventsComorbid risk factorsCoronary artery diseaseMinimal lumen areaSex-based subgroup analysisPathological intimal thickeningCardiovascular eventsMultivariable adjustmentComorbid diseases
2005
Gender Differences in Outcomes After Primary Angioplasty Versus Primary Stenting With and Without Abciximab for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lansky AJ, Pietras C, Costa RA, Tsuchiya Y, Brodie BR, Cox DA, Aymong ED, Stuckey TD, Garcia E, Tcheng JE, Mehran R, Negoita M, Fahy M, Cristea E, Turco M, Leon MB, Grines CL, Stone GW. Gender Differences in Outcomes After Primary Angioplasty Versus Primary Stenting With and Without Abciximab for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2005, 111: 1611-1618. PMID: 15811868, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000160362.55803.40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPrimary stentingAddition of abciximabBody surface areaCADILLAC trialMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsFemale genderIschemic target vessel revascularizationLower body surface areaMajor adverse cardiac eventsOverall adverse outcomesTIMI grade 3Adverse cardiac eventsTarget vessel revascularizationClinical risk factorsComorbid risk factorsInterventional treatment strategiesImportant independent determinantHigh mortality rateMACE ratePrimary angioplastyCardiac eventsSymptom onsetIndependent predictors
2002
New-Device Angioplasty in Women: Clinical Outcome and Predictors in a 7,372-Patient Registry
Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Dangas G, Desai K, Costantini-Ortiz C, Cristea E, New G, Negoita M, Stone GW, Leon MB. New-Device Angioplasty in Women: Clinical Outcome and Predictors in a 7,372-Patient Registry. Epidemiology 2002, 13: s46-s51. PMID: 12071484, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200205001-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsNew device angioplastyClinical outcomesFemale genderHospital mortalityLate mortalityIndependent predictorsMortality rateHospital major adverse cardiac eventsIschemic coronary artery diseaseLong-term clinical outcomesSaphenous vein graft lesionsMultivariable logistic regression analysisDevice-specific outcomesHospital cardiac mortalityLate clinical outcomesAdverse cardiac eventsComorbid risk factorsCongestive heart failureNative coronary arteriesOutcomes of womenVein graft lesionsCoronary artery diseaseReference vessel sizeConventional balloon angioplasty