2009
Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of the Incidence and Predictors of Edge Dissections After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
Liu X, Tsujita K, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Weisz G, Dangas GD, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Rabbani LE, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Mehran R, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of the Incidence and Predictors of Edge Dissections After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2009, 2: 997-1004. PMID: 19850262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent edge dissectionEdge dissectionDES implantationPlaque eccentricityIntravascular ultrasoundIntramural hematomaPlaque burdenStent implantationStent edgeDrug-Eluting Stent ImplantationDistal stent edgeStent restenosis lesionsBare-metal stentingIntravascular ultrasound assessmentResidual plaque areaCoronary dissectionRestenosis lesionsAngiographic findingsIndependent predictorsHematoma groupResidual plaqueUltrasound assessmentDissection groupPlaque areaNondissection group
1997
Comparison of Men Versus Women in Cross-Sectional Area Luminal Narrowing, Quantity of Plaque, Presence of Calcium in Plaque, and Lumen Location in Coronary Arteries by Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris
Kornowski R, Lansky A, Mintz G, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Bucher T, Popma J, Leon M. Comparison of Men Versus Women in Cross-Sectional Area Luminal Narrowing, Quantity of Plaque, Presence of Calcium in Plaque, and Lumen Location in Coronary Arteries by Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1997, 79: 1601-1605. PMID: 9202348, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00206-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal elastic membraneIntravascular ultrasoundCoronary atherosclerosisPlaque burdenCross-sectional area luminal narrowingPreinterventional intravascular ultrasoundNative coronary lesionsStable angina pectorisMen Versus WomenProximal reference siteBody surface areaComorbid clinical conditionsQuantity of plaqueChronic anginaCoronary interventionAngina pectorisCoronary lesionsLuminal narrowingCoronary arteryIVUS analysisPlaque eccentricityTarget lesionsIVUS measuresClinical conditionsM area