Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of the Retrograde Versus Antegrade Approach to Percutaneous Intervention for Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions
Tsujita K, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Kubo T, Doi H, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Ochiai M. Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of the Retrograde Versus Antegrade Approach to Percutaneous Intervention for Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2009, 2: 846-854. PMID: 19778773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrograde approachRetro groupAntegrade approachMyocardial Infarction flow grade 3Chronic total occlusion techniqueChronic total coronary occlusionsIntravascular Ultrasound ComparisonTotal coronary occlusionMinimum stent areaAngiographic extravasationRCA CTOsIntravascular ultrasound imagingCoronary perforationCTO lengthCTO lesionsCoronary occlusionCTO interventionGuidewire crossingPercutaneous interventionUltrasound comparisonCTO segmentGrade 3Stent areaOcclusion techniqueIntravascular ultrasoundA 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