2011
Strut Coverage and Late Malapposition With Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Compared With Bare Metal Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guagliumi G, Costa MA, Sirbu V, Musumeci G, Bezerra HG, Suzuki N, Matiashvili A, Lortkipanidze N, Mihalcsik L, Trivisonno A, Valsecchi O, Mintz GS, Dressler O, Parise H, Maehara A, Cristea E, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Stone GW. Strut Coverage and Late Malapposition With Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Compared With Bare Metal Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2011, 123: 274-281. PMID: 21220730, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.963181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPaclitaxel-eluting stentsBare metal stentsOptical coherence tomographyStrut coverageCoherence tomographyBMS lesionsMyocardial infarctionPE lesionsStent strutsMetal stentsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionAcute Myocardial Infarction trialMyocardial Infarction trialPrespecified end pointElevation myocardial infarctionIndependent core laboratoryPercutaneous coronary interventionStent strut coverageAcute myocardial infarctionSubsequent stent thrombosisDrug-eluting stentsFormal substudyHarmonizing OutcomesStent assignment
2006
Outcome After Acute Incomplete Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Apposition as Assessed by Serial Intravascular Ultrasound
Kimura M, Mintz GS, Carlier S, Takebayashi H, Fujii K, Sano K, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Costa JR, Quen J, Tanaka K, Lui J, Weisz G, Moussa I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Outcome After Acute Incomplete Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Apposition as Assessed by Serial Intravascular Ultrasound. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 98: 436-442. PMID: 16893693, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncomplete stent appositionSES implantationStent appositionSirolimus-eluting stent implantationComplete resolution groupIntravascular ultrasound findingsIncidence of restenosisSerial intravascular ultrasoundConsecutive patientsStent thrombosisStent implantationUltrasound findingsPlaque areaAneurysm formationStent restenosisIntravascular ultrasoundPatientsLumen areaStent strutsGreater decreaseVessel wallThrombosisRestenosisLesionsGreater increase
2004
Nonuniform Strut Distribution Correlates With More Neointimal Hyperplasia After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation
Takebayashi H, Mintz GS, Carlier S, Kobayashi Y, Fujii K, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Moussa I, Dangas GD, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps E, Collins MB, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Nonuniform Strut Distribution Correlates With More Neointimal Hyperplasia After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation. Circulation 2004, 110: 3430-3434. PMID: 15557367, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000148371.53174.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum lumen siteIntimal hyperplasiaLumen areaStent implantationStent strutsIH areaSmaller minimal lumen areaSirolimus-eluting stent implantationAmount of neointimaMinimum lumen areaMinimal lumen areaIVUS predictorsRestenosis patientsSES implantationRestenosis lesionsStent cellsStent strut distributionNeointimal hyperplasiaStrut distributionIntravascular ultrasoundMultivariate analysisVisible strutsComparison groupCross-sectional areaHyperplasia
2002
Late Vascular Response to Repeat Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis With and Without Radiation
Morino Y, Limpijankit T, Honda Y, Lansky AJ, Waksman R, Bonneau HN, Yock PG, Mintz GS, Fitzgerald PJ. Late Vascular Response to Repeat Stenting for In-Stent Restenosis With and Without Radiation. Circulation 2002, 105: 2465-2468. PMID: 12034650, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000018949.39445.40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBrachytherapyCohort StudiesCoronary RestenosisDisease ProgressionDouble-Blind MethodFollow-Up StudiesGamma RaysHumansIridium RadioisotopesPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceReoperationStentsTiclopidineTimeTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalVascular PatencyConceptsLumen volume indexISR lesionsPlacebo patientsLate vascular responseAcute angiographic resultsIntravascular ultrasound analysisIn-Stent RestenosisPlacebo groupAngiographic resultsVascular responsesAdditional lumenNeointimal proliferationStent restenosisIrradiated groupPatientsStent overlapLesionsVolume indexUltrasound analysisSafety of radiationLong-term advantagesStent strutsSignificant decreaseStentingRestenosis