1999
Coronary Angioplasty with or without Stent Implantation for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Grines C, Cox D, Stone G, Garcia E, Mattos L, Giambartolomei A, Brodie B, Madonna O, Eijgelshoven M, Lansky A, O'Neill W, Morice M. Coronary Angioplasty with or without Stent Implantation for Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 1949-1956. PMID: 10607811, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199912233412601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionTarget vessel revascularizationAngioplasty groupStent groupMyocardial infarctionPrimary angioplastyCoronary angioplastyStent implantationMean minimal luminal diameterSix-month mortality rateEnd pointCombined end pointPrimary end pointPrimary coronary angioplastyCoronary stent implantationMinimal luminal diameterRoutine implantationClinical benefitMulticenter studyEmergency catheterizationLower incidenceLuminal diameterAngioplastyBlood flowMortality rate
1998
Rheolytic thrombectomy in the treatment of acute limb‐threatening ischemia: Immediate results and six‐month follow‐up of the multicenter AngioJet® registry
Silva J, Ramee S, Collins T, Jenkins J, Lansky A, Ansel G, Dolmatch B, Glickman M, Stainken B, Ramee E, White C. Rheolytic thrombectomy in the treatment of acute limb‐threatening ischemia: Immediate results and six‐month follow‐up of the multicenter AngioJet® registry. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 1998, 45: 386-393. PMID: 9863742, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199812)45:4<386::aid-ccd7>3.0.co;2-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimb-threatening ischemiaAcute limb-threatening ischemiaRheolytic thrombectomyLimb salvageHigh-risk surgical patientsNonvascular causesInitial angiogramSevere comorbiditiesSurgical patientsProcedural successThrombolytic therapyImmediate blood flowBlood flowSix monthsPatientsThrombectomyIschemiaContraindicationsImmediate resultsHospitalLimbSalvageSurvivorsVesselsComorbidities