2011
Initial experience with a dedicated coronary re‐entry device for revascularization of chronic total occlusions
Whitlow PL, Lombardi WL, Araya M, Wyman R, Torres H, Dauvergne C, Tsuchikane E, Lansky A, Thompson CA. Initial experience with a dedicated coronary re‐entry device for revascularization of chronic total occlusions. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 80: 807-813. PMID: 22121076, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic total coronary occlusionsDistal true lumenRe-entry deviceTrue lumenAntegrade guidewireWire entrapmentTIMI 3 flowTotal coronary occlusionChronic total occlusionGuidewire penetrationConsecutive CTO lesionsPrimary endpointProspective registryClinical improvementSuccessful recanalizationCoronary perforationMajor complicationsCTO lesionsCoronary occlusionCTO interventionTotal occlusionLesion characteristicsSubintimal spaceRetrograde techniqueInitial experience
2003
Beta radiation in lesions > 15 mm: a START subgroup.
Heuser R, Laskey W, Lansky A, Popma J, Bonan R. Beta radiation in lesions > 15 mm: a START subgroup. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2003, 15: 641-3. PMID: 14608136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo groupLong lesionsStent restenosisSTART trialMajor adverse cardiac eventsAngiographic lesion characteristicsIntracoronary beta radiationAdverse cardiac eventsBinary restenosis rateIncidence of recurrentMean lesion lengthSignificant reductionLesion revascularizationRecurrent restenosisVessel revascularizationAngiographic parametersCardiac eventsClinical restenosisPatient demographicsRestenosis rateCoronary lesionsStent thrombosisLesion characteristicsRadiation groupRadiation therapy
2001
Are we making progress with percutaneous saphenous vein graft treatment? A comparison of 1990 to 1994 and 1995 to 1998 results
Hong M, Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Lansky A, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Stone G, Leon M. Are we making progress with percutaneous saphenous vein graft treatment? A comparison of 1990 to 1994 and 1995 to 1998 results. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 150-154. PMID: 11451265, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01324-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate cardiac eventsSVG lesionsCardiac eventsDistal embolizationStent useSaphenous vein graft angioplastyUnfavorable lesion characteristicsVein graft angioplastyOne-year outcomesProcedural success rateHigh procedural successHigh-risk lesionsGraft angioplastySVG angioplastyLate mortalityRepeat revascularizationBaseline characteristicsProcedural successRisk lesionsFavorable outcomeLesion characteristicsGraft treatmentMultivariate analysisAngioplastyLesions
2000
Intracoronary brachytherapy not associated with changes in major side branches
Cottin Y, Lansky A, Kim H, Kollum M, Abrahimi A, Mehran R, Bhargava B, Chan R, Waksman R. Intracoronary brachytherapy not associated with changes in major side branches. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2000, 51: 154-158. PMID: 11025567, DOI: 10.1002/1522-726x(200010)51:2<154::aid-ccd5>3.0.co;2-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSide branch occlusionMajor side branchesIntravascular radiationIntracoronary brachytherapyIrradiated groupSide branchesLate coronary occlusionTreatment of restenosisBaseline patientConsecutive patientsCoronary occlusionPatency ratesTotal occlusionSignificant stenosisLesion characteristicsTarget lesionsControl groupLow dosesPatientsAdverse effectsOcclusionHealing processSignificant decreaseStenosisRestenosis
1998
Procedural Results and Late Clinical Outcomes After Placement of Three or More Stents in Single Coronary Lesions
Kornowski R, Mehran R, Hong M, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Mintz G, Waksman R, Laird J, Lansky A, Bucher T, Popma J, Leon M. Procedural Results and Late Clinical Outcomes After Placement of Three or More Stents in Single Coronary Lesions. Circulation 1998, 97: 1355-1361. PMID: 9577946, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.14.1355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Q-wave MIUnfavorable lesion characteristicsClinical outcomesProcedural successMajor complicationsLesion characteristicsMultiple stentsOverall cardiac event-free survivalMajor cardiac event rateCardiac event-free survivalLong-term clinical outcomesCardiac event rateHospital procedural successLate clinical outcomesSingle coronary lesionsEvent-free survivalSaphenous vein graftsOverall procedural successRight coronary arteryLong-term complicationsQ-wave MILesion revascularizationConsecutive patientsCoronary lesionsLong dissection