2007
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Stent-Assisted Percutaneous Treatment of Saphenous Vein Grafts in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era
Pucelikova T, Mehran R, Kirtane AJ, Kim YH, Fahy M, Weisz G, Lansky AJ, Moussa I, Gray WA, Collins MB, Kodali SK, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Dangas G. Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Stent-Assisted Percutaneous Treatment of Saphenous Vein Grafts in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 101: 63-68. PMID: 18157967, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.07.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansMaleMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionMyocardiumNecrosisPaclitaxelProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRegistriesRetreatmentSaphenous VeinSirolimusStentsThrombosisConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsPercutaneous coronary interventionDrug-eluting stentsSVG lesionsVessel revascularizationCardiac eventsCoronary interventionPercutaneous treatmentMyocardial infarctionStent-assisted percutaneous coronary interventionSaphenous vein graft lesionsNative vessel diseasePeriprocedural myocardial necrosisTarget lesion revascularizationTarget vessel revascularizationSaphenous vein graftsVein graft lesionsPresence of thrombusEmbolic protection devicesHigh-risk subgroupsLong-term outcomesContemporary clinical practiceLesion revascularizationStent thromboses
2006
Intravascular Ultrasonic Differences Between Aorto-Ostial and Shaft Narrowing in Saphenous Veins Used as Aortocoronary Bypass Grafts
Sano K, Mintz GS, Carlier SG, Fujii K, Yasuda T, Kimura M, Costa JR, Costa RA, Lui J, Weisz G, Moussa I, Dangas GD, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasonic Differences Between Aorto-Ostial and Shaft Narrowing in Saphenous Veins Used as Aortocoronary Bypass Grafts. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 1463-1466. PMID: 16679084, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal lumen areaAorto-ostial lesionsPositive remodelingShaft lesionsLumen areaPlaque burdenDistal referenceSoft plaqueAortocoronary bypass graftsLarger plaque burdenSVG lesionsComplication rateBypass graftInterventional complicationsSaphenous veinLesion locationLesionsMorphologic differencesRemodelingPlaquesIVUS dataLocation-specific differencesBurdenIntravascular ultrasound imagesPrevious studies
2004
Relation of final lumen dimensions in saphenous vein grafts after stent implantation to outcome
Iakovou I, Dangas G, Mintz GS, Mehran R, Kobayashi Y, Aymong E, Hirose M, Ashby DT, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Relation of final lumen dimensions in saphenous vein grafts after stent implantation to outcome. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 963-968. PMID: 15081436, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaphenous vein graftsAggressive stent expansionSVG lesionsStent expansionVein graftsMyocardial infarctionStent implantationHospital non-Q-wave myocardial infarctionLumen dimensionsGroup IINon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionIntravascular ultrasound-guided stentingTarget vessel revascularization rateVessel revascularization rateBaseline patient characteristicsMyocardial infarction rateNative coronary lesionsStent cross-sectional areaTarget vessel revascularizationPercutaneous coronary interventionNative coronary arteriesCross-sectional areaLower restenosis rateRevascularization ratesVessel revascularization
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 analysisAngioplastyLesionsInfluence of gender on early and one-year clinical outcomes after saphenous vein graft stenting
Ahmed J, Dangas G, Lansky A, Mehran R, Hong M, Mintz G, Pichard A, Satler L, Kent K, Stone G, Leon M. Influence of gender on early and one-year clinical outcomes after saphenous vein graft stenting. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 401-405. PMID: 11179522, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01391-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal failureClinical outcomesSVG lesionsHospital mortalityVascular complicationsRenal failureProcedural successStent implantationFemale genderOne-year clinical outcomesSaphenous vein graft stentingLate clinical outcomesOverall procedural successSaphenous vein graftsVentricular ejection fractionInfluence of genderMultivariate regression analysisGraft stentingLesion revascularizationCoronary revascularizationConsecutive patientsDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionHospital eventsVein grafts
1999
Creatine Kinase-MB Enzyme Elevation Following Successful Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention Is Associated With Late Mortality
Hong M, Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Lansky A, Pichard A, Kent K, Satler L, Stone G, Leon M. Creatine Kinase-MB Enzyme Elevation Following Successful Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention Is Associated With Late Mortality. Circulation 1999, 100: 2400-2405. PMID: 10595951, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.100.24.2400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCK-MB elevationSaphenous vein graft interventionCK-MB riseVein graft interventionLate mortalityGraft interventionClinical eventsCreatine kinase‐MB enzyme elevationPeriprocedural CK-MB elevationNormal CK-MBMajor clinical eventsLate clinical eventsCreatine kinase elevationStrong independent predictorHospital complicationsSVG angioplastySVG interventionSVG lesionsConsecutive patientsDiabetes mellitusEnzyme elevationIndependent predictorsPrognostic significanceCK-MBMultivariate analysis