2010
Incidence, Mechanisms, Predictors, and Clinical Impact of Acute and Late Stent Malapposition After Primary Intervention in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guo N, Maehara A, Mintz GS, He Y, Xu K, Wu X, Lansky AJ, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie B, Kellett MA, Dressler O, Parise H, Mehran R, Stone GW. Incidence, Mechanisms, Predictors, and Clinical Impact of Acute and Late Stent Malapposition After Primary Intervention in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2010, 122: 1077-1084. PMID: 20805433, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.906040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stent malappositionPaclitaxel-eluting stentsBare metal stentsLate stent malappositionPES-treated lesionsStent malappositionPositive remodelingMyocardial infarctionST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patientsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionEquivalent bare metal stentsAcute Myocardial Infarction trialElevation myocardial infarction patientsASM areaExternal elastic membrane areaIntravascular ultrasound substudyPeri-stent plaquePrimary stent implantationMyocardial Infarction trialNative coronary lesionsElevation myocardial infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction patientsSubset of lesionsExternal elastic membraneIntravascular Ultrasound Findings of Stent Fractures in Patients With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents
Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Castellanos C, Lansky AJ, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie B, Kellett MA, Parise H, Mehran R, Leon MB, Moses JW, Stone GW. Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of Stent Fractures in Patients With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 952-957. PMID: 20854956, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsIntravascular ultrasound findingsSirolimus-eluting stentsUltrasound findingsStent fractureExternal elastic membrane areaClinical trial cohortSimilar frequencyComplete stent fracturePE fractureTrial cohortInstitutional cohortIVUS findingsStent lengthDistal fragmentIVUS featuresIVUS analysisCalcified plaquesStent fragmentsPatientsStrut fractureStentsMalalignmentCohortFractures
2000
Mechanism of Lumen Enlargement During Intracoronary Stent Implantation
Ahmed J, Mintz G, Weissman N, Lansky A, Pichard A, Satler L, Kent K. Mechanism of Lumen Enlargement During Intracoronary Stent Implantation. Circulation 2000, 102: 7-10. PMID: 10880407, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.1.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumen enlargementReference segmentsExternal elastic membrane areaDistal reference segmentsNative coronary lesionsIntracoronary stent implantationIntravascular ultrasound analysisMean lumen areaExternal elastic membraneCoronary lesionsPlaque burdenPlaque embolizationStent implantationMultilink stentsProximal referenceDistal referenceIntravascular ultrasoundLesionsUltrasound analysisLumen areaPlaquesVolumetric analysisVessel expansionInterventionMedia area