2009
A Volumetric Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Early Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Versus Restenosis
Liu X, Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, de Ribamar Costa J, Sano K, Weisz G, Dangas GD, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Fahy M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Mehran R. A Volumetric Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Early Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Versus Restenosis. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2009, 2: 428-434. PMID: 19463466, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent thrombosis groupIntravascular ultrasound findingsMinimum stent areaStent areaThrombosis groupISR groupStent thrombosisUltrasound findingsIntravascular Ultrasound ComparisonProximal stent segmentISR patientsDES thrombosisEdge dissectionStent underexpansionUltrasound comparisonStent fractureThrombosis patientsEarlier drugsStent restenosisThrombosisPatientsStent expansionStent segmentRestenosisLesions
2004
Gamma radiation for in‐stent restenosis: effect of lesion length on angiographic and clinical outcomes
Mehran R, Iakovou I, Dangas G, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Mintz GS, Kent KM, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Fahy M, Leon MB, Waksman R. Gamma radiation for in‐stent restenosis: effect of lesion length on angiographic and clinical outcomes. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2004, 61: 354-359. PMID: 14988895, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsISR groupLesion lengthClinical eventsIn-Stent Restenosis TrialBaseline lesion lengthLower late lossShort lesion groupTreatment of ISRStent restenosis lesionsLong-term outcomesRecurrent ISRRestenosis lesionsRestenosis TrialAngiographic outcomesISR lesionsRestenosis rateClinical outcomesWashington RadiationLate lossStent restenosisLumen dimensionsLong ISRRadiation treatmentPowerful predictorPatients