2009
Classification and Potential Mechanisms of Intravascular Ultrasound Patterns of Stent Fracture
Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Castellanos C, Liu J, Yang J, Oviedo C, Aoki J, Franklin-Bond T, Dasgupta N, Lansky AJ, Dangas GD, Stone GW, Moses JW, Mehran R, Leon MB. Classification and Potential Mechanisms of Intravascular Ultrasound Patterns of Stent Fracture. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 103: 818-823. PMID: 19268738, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent fractureStent failureIndex stentingDrug-eluting stent (DES) failurePaclitaxel-eluting Taxus stentSirolimus-eluting Cypher stentsIntravascular ultrasound findingsBare metal stentsComplete stent fractureCoronary aneurysmsClinical eventsFracture groupTaxus stentUltrasound findingsUltrasound patternAneurysm formationIVUS analysisMetal stentsSimilar clinical eventsCypher stentsAneurysmsStent segmentIVUSPotential mechanismsStents
2005
Gender-based outcomes after paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation in patients with coronary artery disease
Lansky AJ, Costa RA, Mooney M, Midei MG, Lui HK, Strickland W, Mehran R, Leon MB, Russell ME, Ellis SG, Stone GW, Investigators T. Gender-based outcomes after paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation in patients with coronary artery disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 45: 1180-1185. PMID: 15837246, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.10.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget lesion revascularizationPaclitaxel-eluting stent implantationIndependent predictorsStent implantationTaxus stentPaclitaxel-eluting Taxus stentElective coronary interventionTAXUS-IV trialOnly independent predictorCoronary artery diseaseOne-year ratesGender-based outcomesBare metal stentsLesion revascularizationMore hypertensionAngiographic restenosisRenal insufficiencyCoronary interventionUnstable anginaArtery diseaseHeart failureRestenosis rateLess smokingFemale genderLate loss