2011
Discrepancy in the assessment of jailed side branch lesions by visual estimation and quantitative coronary angiographic analysis
Shin D, Koo B, Waseda K, Park KW, Kim H, Corral M, Lansky A, Honda Y, Fearon WF, Fitzgerald PJ. Discrepancy in the assessment of jailed side branch lesions by visual estimation and quantitative coronary angiographic analysis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 78: 720-726. PMID: 22025472, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean minimum lumen diameterQuantitative coronary angiographyFractional flow reserveSide branch lesionsDiameter stenosisSB lesionsIntraclass correlation coefficientBranch lesionsQuantitative coronary angiographic analysisCoronary angiographic analysisMinimum lumen diameterVisual estimationCoronary angiographyPressure trialAngiographic analysisAngiographic assessmentFlow reserveCore laboratoryStenosisReference diameterLesionsLumen diameterLesion lengthFunctional significance
2009
Early Stent Thrombosis in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Treated With Drug-Eluting and Bare Metal Stents
Aoki J, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Moses J, Bertrand ME, McLaurin BT, Cox DA, Lincoff AM, Ohman EM, White HD, Parise H, Leon MB, Stone GW. Early Stent Thrombosis in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Treated With Drug-Eluting and Bare Metal Stents. Circulation 2009, 119: 687-698. PMID: 19171852, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.804203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIIb/IIIa inhibitorsAcute coronary syndromeGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsEarly stent thrombosisStent thrombosisCoronary syndromeBare metal stentsDrug-eluting stentsThienopyridine administrationAngiographic resultsHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesUrgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trialMetal stentsHigher baseline hemoglobin levelsInsulin-requiring diabetes mellitusQuantitative coronary angiographic analysisStent minimal lumen diameterAntiplatelet drug useBaseline renal insufficiencyCoronary angiographic analysisSuboptimal angiographic resultsBaseline hemoglobin levelDefinite stent thrombosisProbable stent thrombosisHigh-risk patients