2023
Effects of Elective Coronary Revascularization vs Medical Therapy Alone on Noncardiac Mortality A Meta-Analysis
Navarese E, Lansky A, Farkouh M, Grzelakowska K, Bonaca M, Gorog D, Raggi P, Kelm M, Yeo B, Umińska J, Curzen N, Kubica J, Wijns W, Kereiakes D. Effects of Elective Coronary Revascularization vs Medical Therapy Alone on Noncardiac Mortality A Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 1144-1156. PMID: 37225285, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic coronary syndromeElective coronary revascularizationNoncardiac mortalityMedical therapyCoronary revascularizationTrial sequential analysisCumulative Z-curveRate ratioA Meta-AnalysisRandom-effects modelMeta-analysis findingsCoronary syndromeISCHEMIA trialRandomized trialsTrial evidenceRevascularizationTreatment groupsPrespecified endpointsMeta-AnalysisPatientsMortalityFutility boundariesDeath rateTrialsTreatment effects
2003
Vascular brachytherapy using a beta emitter source in diabetic patients with in-stent restenosis: Angiographic and clinical outcomes
Suntharalingam M, Laskey WK, Tantibhedhyangkul W, Lansky A, Teirstein P, Bass T, Silber S, Rutherford B, Wilmer C, Popma JJ, Kuntz R, Bonan R. Vascular brachytherapy using a beta emitter source in diabetic patients with in-stent restenosis: Angiographic and clinical outcomes. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2003, 57: 536-542. PMID: 12957267, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(03)00537-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVessel revascularization ratePercutaneous coronary interventionDiabetic patientsNondiabetic patientsVascular brachytherapyNondiabetic counterpartsStent restenosisRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionLess target lesion revascularizationConventional percutaneous coronary interventionBinary angiographic restenosisAngiographic restenosis rateTarget lesion revascularizationReference vessel diameterComplex coronary lesionsMinimal lumen diameterStudy of patientsPercent diameter stenosisVessel diameterTreatment effectsBeta-Cath SystemBreslow-Day testLesion revascularizationAngiographic restenosis