2010
Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery
Laird JR, Katzen BT, Scheinert D, Lammer J, Carpenter J, Buchbinder M, Dave R, Ansel G, Lansky A, Cristea E, Collins TJ, Goldstein J, Jaff MR. Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Lesions in the Superficial Femoral Artery and Proximal Popliteal Artery. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2010, 3: 267-276. PMID: 20484101, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.109.903468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperficial femoral arteryProximal popliteal arteryTarget lesion revascularizationAngioplasty groupStent groupFemoral arteryLesion revascularizationPopliteal arteryBalloon angioplastyPrimary patencyAngiographic resultsBetter acute angiographic resultsProvisional stent implantationSuboptimal angiographic resultsEndovascular treatment strategiesFlow-limiting dissectionPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyAcute angiographic resultsTotal lesion lengthLoss of patencySuperficial femoral artery (SFA) stentingSelf-expanding nitinolBailout stentingIntermittent claudicationPrimary stenting
2001
Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries
Baim D, Cutlip D, O’Shaughnessy C, Hermiller J, Kereiakes D, Giambartolomei A, Katz S, Lansky A, Fitzpatrick M, Popma J, Ho K, Leon M, Kuntz R, Investigators N. Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 152-156. PMID: 11152830, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01307-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end pointTarget vessel failureNIR stentPS stentBetter acute angiographic resultsTarget vessel failure rateMajor adverse cardiac eventsEnd pointSingle coronary lesionsAdverse cardiac eventsNative coronary arteriesNorth American trialsSuccessful stent deliveryAcute angiographic resultsPalmaz-Schatz stentsPrespecified cohortCardiac eventsAngiographic restudyAngiographic resultsCoronary lesionsPS patientsDiameter stenosisCoronary arteryVessel failureStent placement