2021
Long term outcomes of ultrathin versus standard thickness second‐generation drug eluting stents: Meta‐analysis of randomized trials
Hussain Y, Gaston S, Kluger J, Shah T, Yang Y, Tirziu D, Lansky A. Long term outcomes of ultrathin versus standard thickness second‐generation drug eluting stents: Meta‐analysis of randomized trials. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 99: 563-574. PMID: 34236755, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond generation drug eluting stentsTarget lesion failureDrug eluting stentsLong-term outcomesEluting stentsTerm outcomesRisk ratioIschemia-driven target vessel revascularizationTarget vessel myocardial infarctionLong-term clinical outcomesProbable stent thrombosisTarget vessel revascularizationTerm clinical outcomesVessel myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseConfidence intervalsFirst generation drug eluting stentsRandom-effects modelLesion failureVessel revascularizationCoronary interventionSecondary outcomesArtery diseaseCardiac deathNovel Supreme Drug-Eluting Stents With Early Synchronized Antiproliferative Drug Delivery to Inhibit Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation After Drug-Eluting Stents Implantation in Coronary Artery Disease
Lansky AJ, Kereiakes DJ, Baumbach A, Windecker S, Hussain Y, Pietras C, Dressler O, Issever O, Curtis M, Bertolet B, Zidar JP, Smits PC, Díaz V, McLaurin B, Hofma S, Cequier Á, Dib N, Benit E, Mathur A, Brogno D, Berland J, Wykrzykowska J, Piegari G, Brugaletta S, Saito S, Leon MB, Investigators O. Novel Supreme Drug-Eluting Stents With Early Synchronized Antiproliferative Drug Delivery to Inhibit Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation After Drug-Eluting Stents Implantation in Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation 2021, 143: 2143-2154. PMID: 33820424, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.052482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurable polymer everolimus-eluting stentsDrug-eluting stentsTarget lesion revascularizationAntiproliferative drug deliveryChronic coronary syndromeVessel myocardial infarctionLesion revascularizationCoronary syndromeLesion failureMyocardial infarctionDrug-Eluting Stent ImplantationTarget vessel myocardial infarctionLong-term clinical outcomesDP-EES groupPrimary end pointTarget lesion failureSmooth muscle cell proliferationPercutaneous coronary interventionSingle-blind trialCoronary artery diseaseEverolimus-eluting stentsMuscle cell proliferationLong-term inflammatory responseDrug eluting stentsCardiovascular death
2020
Management of myocardial revascularisation failure: an expert consensus document of the EAPCI.
Stefanini GG, Alfonso F, Barbato E, Byrne RA, Capodanno D, Colleran R, Escaned J, Giacoppo D, Kunadian V, Lansky A, Mehilli J, Neumann FJ, Regazzoli D, Sanz-Sanchez J, Wijns W, Baumbach A. Management of myocardial revascularisation failure: an expert consensus document of the EAPCI. EuroIntervention 2020, 16: e875-e890. PMID: 32597391, DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-20-00487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsensus documentLong-term clinical outcomesRepeat revascularisation proceduresCoronary artery bypassPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseasePercutaneous Cardiovascular InterventionsNative coronary segmentsDrug-eluting stentsExpert consensus documentArterial bypass graftsSignificant economic burdenPatient-oriented approachArtery bypassMyocardial revascularisationRepeat revascularisationRevascularisation proceduresCoronary interventionArtery diseaseBypass graftClinical outcomesRevascularisation techniquesPatients' qualityClinical managementCoronary segments
2015
Morphological changes and clinical impact of unstable plaques within untreated segments of acute myocardial infarction patients during a 3-year follow-up
Souza CF, Doi H, Mintz GS, Lansky AJ, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie BR, Kellett MA, Xu K, Mehran R, Stone GW, Maehara A. Morphological changes and clinical impact of unstable plaques within untreated segments of acute myocardial infarction patients during a 3-year follow-up. Coronary Artery Disease 2015, 26: 469-475. PMID: 25919902, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000000251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPlaque, AtheroscleroticPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsRupture, SpontaneousStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalWound HealingConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPlaque ruptureIntravascular ultrasoundClinical eventsUnstable plaquesLumen compromiseUntreated segmentsAcute Myocardial Infarction trialLong-term clinical outcomesAcute myocardial infarction patientsBaseline intravascular ultrasoundOptimal systemic therapySerial IVUS analysisMyocardial Infarction trialElevation myocardial infarctionInfarct-related arteryMyocardial infarction patientsThree-year followAttenuated plaqueHarmonizing OutcomesNonculprit lesionsSTEMI patientsSystemic therapyClinical outcomesInfarction patients
2014
Long-Term Outcome of PCI Versus CABG in Insulin and Non–Insulin-Treated Diabetic Patients Results From the FREEDOM Trial
Dangas GD, Farkouh ME, Sleeper LA, Yang M, Schoos MM, Macaya C, Abizaid A, Buller CE, Devlin G, Rodriguez AE, Lansky AJ, Siami FS, Domanski M, Fuster V, Investigators F. Long-Term Outcome of PCI Versus CABG in Insulin and Non–Insulin-Treated Diabetic Patients Results From the FREEDOM Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: 1189-1197. PMID: 25236509, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.06.1182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryInsulin-treated diabetes mellitusPercutaneous coronary interventionDrug-eluting stentsDeath/stroke/myocardial infarctionStroke/myocardial infarctionNon-ITDM patientsFREEDOM trialMyocardial infarctionClinical outcomesUnderwent coronary artery bypass graft surgeryMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsMultivessel coronary artery diseaseArtery bypass graft surgeryLong-term clinical outcomesEvent ratesCoronary lesion complexityDiabetes mellitus statusIndex revascularization procedureAdverse cardiovascular eventsBypass graft surgeryPrimary composite endpointCoronary artery diseaseBetter clinical outcomesDiabetic patients results
2013
Non-Fibroatheroma Lesion Phenotype and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes A Substudy Analysis From the PROSPECT Study
Dohi T, Mintz GS, McPherson JA, de Bruyne B, Farhat NZ, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Weisz G, Xu K, Stone GW, Maehara A. Non-Fibroatheroma Lesion Phenotype and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes A Substudy Analysis From the PROSPECT Study. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2013, 6: 908-916. PMID: 23850249, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAge FactorsAgedAngina, UnstableChi-Square DistributionCoronary VesselsFemaleFibrosisHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalVascular CalcificationConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsAcute coronary syndromeNonculprit lesionsClinical outcomesLong-term clinical outcomesVirtual histology intravascular ultrasoundPROSPECT studyCox proportional hazards modelAdverse cardiac eventsIntermediate-term prognosisSuccessful percutaneous interventionOverall plaque burdenLesion phenotypeFA lesionsProportional hazards modelSubstudy analysisCoronary syndromeCulprit lesionCardiac eventsPlaque burdenClinical eventsVH-IVUSPercutaneous interventionClinical impactHazards modelTHE IMPACT OF NON–FIBROATHEROMA LESION PHENOTYPE ON LONG–TERM CLINICAL OUTCOMES: A SUBSTUDY ANALYSIS FROM PROSPECT
Dohi T, Mintz G, McPherson J, De Bruyne B, Farhat N, Lansky A, Mehran R, Weisz G, Xu K, Stone G, Maehara A. THE IMPACT OF NON–FIBROATHEROMA LESION PHENOTYPE ON LONG–TERM CLINICAL OUTCOMES: A SUBSTUDY ANALYSIS FROM PROSPECT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: e1776. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61776-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Prognostic Significance of Elevated Baseline Troponin in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Chronic Kidney Disease Treated With Different Antithrombotic Regimens
Acharji S, Baber U, Mehran R, Fahy M, Kirtane AJ, Lansky AJ, Stone GW. Prognostic Significance of Elevated Baseline Troponin in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Chronic Kidney Disease Treated With Different Antithrombotic Regimens. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2012, 5: 157-165. PMID: 22354934, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.111.963876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsFollow-Up StudiesHeparinHirudinsHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMyocardial InfarctionPeptide FragmentsPlatelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa ComplexPrognosisRecombinant ProteinsReference StandardsSurvival AnalysisTroponin TConceptsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsAcute coronary syndromeBaseline troponin elevationChronic kidney diseaseMajor adverse cardiac eventsTroponin elevationMyocardial infarctionBivalirudin monotherapyMajor bleedingCKD patientsCoronary syndromeBaseline troponinKidney diseaseHigh-risk acute coronary syndromesIIb/IIIa inhibitorsLong-term clinical outcomesBaseline cardiac troponinBaseline troponin levelsDifferent antithrombotic regimensAdverse cardiac eventsACS patientsACUITY trialAntithrombotic regimensComposite deathRandomization arm
2011
IMPACT OF ASPIRIN DOSE ON LONG TERM CLINICAL OUTCOMES AFTER STENTING FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: 3-YEAR FOLLOW-UP DATA FROM THE HORIZONS-AMI TRIAL
Kovacic J, Mehran R, Dangas G, Claessen B, Parise H, Fahy M, Lansky A, Witzenbichler B, Grines C, Guagliumi G, Kornowski R, Wöhrle J, Dudek D, Weisz G, Stone G. IMPACT OF ASPIRIN DOSE ON LONG TERM CLINICAL OUTCOMES AFTER STENTING FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: 3-YEAR FOLLOW-UP DATA FROM THE HORIZONS-AMI TRIAL. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 57: e1633. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(11)61633-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
A Prospective Registry to Evaluate Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Implanted at Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using the “Crush Technique”
Moussa I, Costa RA, Leon MB, Lansky AJ, Lasic Z, Cristea E, Trubelja N, Carlier SG, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Weisz G, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW. A Prospective Registry to Evaluate Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Implanted at Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using the “Crush Technique”. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 1317-1321. PMID: 16635603, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSirolimus-eluting stentsCoronary bifurcation lesionsFinal kissing balloon inflationBifurcation lesionsKissing balloon inflationCrush techniqueBalloon inflationHigh procedural success rateLong-term clinical outcomesStent minimum lumen diameterSmaller reference diameterProcedural success rateExcellent patency ratesSide branch lesionsLong-term efficacyMinimum lumen diameterComplex bifurcation lesionsMain vesselSide branch ostiumBifurcation stenting techniquesLesion revascularizationNoncardiac causesProspective registryPatient ageDiabetes mellitus
2002
New-Device Angioplasty in Women: Clinical Outcome and Predictors in a 7,372-Patient Registry
Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Dangas G, Desai K, Costantini-Ortiz C, Cristea E, New G, Negoita M, Stone GW, Leon MB. New-Device Angioplasty in Women: Clinical Outcome and Predictors in a 7,372-Patient Registry. Epidemiology 2002, 13: s46-s51. PMID: 12071484, DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200205001-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsNew device angioplastyClinical outcomesFemale genderHospital mortalityLate mortalityIndependent predictorsMortality rateHospital major adverse cardiac eventsIschemic coronary artery diseaseLong-term clinical outcomesSaphenous vein graft lesionsMultivariable logistic regression analysisDevice-specific outcomesHospital cardiac mortalityLate clinical outcomesAdverse cardiac eventsComorbid risk factorsCongestive heart failureNative coronary arteriesOutcomes of womenVein graft lesionsCoronary artery diseaseReference vessel sizeConventional balloon angioplasty
2001
Clinical outcomes of compromised side branch (stent jail) after coronary stenting with the NIR stent
Bhargava B, Waksman R, Lansky A, Kornowski R, Mehran R, Leon M. Clinical outcomes of compromised side branch (stent jail) after coronary stenting with the NIR stent. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2001, 54: 295-300. PMID: 11747152, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionSB occlusionSide branch compromiseCoronary stentingClinical outcomesStent implantationNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionLate major adverse eventsLong-term clinical outcomesSB compromiseLate target lesion revascularizationHospital ischemic complicationsMore myocardial infarctionsNIR stent implantationMajor adverse eventsTarget lesion revascularizationSide branch occlusionSB patencyBaseline patientIschemic complicationsLesion revascularizationRepeat revascularizationAdverse eventsConsecutive patientsProcedural success
2000
Postprocedural Hypotension after Carotid Artery Stent Placement: Predictors and Short- and Long-term Clinical Outcomes
Dangas G, Laird JR, Satler LF, Mehran R, Mintz GS, Larrain G, Lansky AJ, Gruberg L, Parsons EM, Laureno R, Monsein LH, Leon MB. Postprocedural Hypotension after Carotid Artery Stent Placement: Predictors and Short- and Long-term Clinical Outcomes. Radiology 2000, 215: 677-83. PMID: 10831683, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.215.3.r00jn04677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery stent placementStent placementGroup 2Clinical outcomesGroup 1Long-term clinical outcomesBalloon-expandable stent placementEvidence of hypovolemiaMinor ipsilateral strokeTransient ischemic attackCarotid sinus stimulationSelf-expanding stent placementGreater total mortalityLong-term riskBalloon-expandable stentsHospital complicationsIpsilateral strokeIschemic attackPersistent hypotensionPostprocedural hypotensionNeurologic eventsMajor strokeSinus stimulationArterial pressureConsecutive patientsTreatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy
Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Waksman R, Abizaid A, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Lansky A, Stone G, Leon M. Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy. Circulation 2000, 101: 2484-2489. PMID: 10831522, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.21.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyVolumetric IVUS analysisRotational atherectomyQuantitative coronary angiographicClinical resultsCoronary angiographicIVUS analysisLumen enlargementSimilar long-term clinical outcomesTarget lesion revascularization rateLong-term clinical outcomesSignificant between-group differencesIntimal hyperplasia volumeLesion revascularization rateLaser coronary angioplastyTreatment of diffuseIn-Stent RestenosisSimilar clinical resultsBetween-group differencesIntravascular ultrasound measurementsAdjunct PTCADiffuse ISRHospital complicationsAngiographic successRevascularization ratesPercutaneous revascularization of the internal mammary artery graft: short- and long-term outcomes
Gruberg L, Dangas G, Mehran R, Hong M, Waksman R, Mintz G, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Lansky A, Stone G, Leon M. Percutaneous revascularization of the internal mammary artery graft: short- and long-term outcomes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 35: 944-948. PMID: 10732892, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00652-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal mammary artery graftMammary artery graftsIMA graftsPercutaneous revascularizationBalloon angioplastyArtery graftClinical outcomesProcedural successMyocardial infarctionOne-year clinical outcomesLong-term clinical outcomesQ-wave myocardial infarctionAlternative interventional techniquesLower TLR rateUrgent bypass surgeryHigh procedural successLong-term outcomesTreatment of stenosisLong-term resultsOne-year ratesHospital complicationsHospital outcomesTLR rateAnastomotic lesionsBypass surgeryProcedural results and late clinical outcomes after percutaneous interventions using long (≥25 mm) versus short (<20 mm) stents
Kornowski R, Bhargava B, Fuchs D, Lansky A, Satler L, Pichard A, Hong M, Kent K, Mehran R, Stone G, Leon M. Procedural results and late clinical outcomes after percutaneous interventions using long (≥25 mm) versus short (<20 mm) stents. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 35: 612-618. PMID: 10716462, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00580-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort stent groupsPeriprocedural non-Q-wave myocardial infarctionNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionCardiac event-free survivalEvent-free survivalMyocardial infarctionClinical outcomesProcedural successStent groupShort stentsHospital complicationsLesion revascularizationLong stentsOverall cardiac event-free survivalLong-term clinical outcomesQ-wave myocardial infarctionLate clinical outcomesLong stent implantationsMajor procedural complicationsMean stent lengthMore diffuse lesionsSingle-vessel interventionVessel revascularization rateOverall procedural successLong-term outcomesEffect of plaque debulking and stenting on short- and long-term outcomes after revascularization of chronic total occlusions
Gruberg L, Mehran R, Dangas G, Hong M, Mintz G, Kornowski R, Lansky A, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Stone G, Leon M. Effect of plaque debulking and stenting on short- and long-term outcomes after revascularization of chronic total occlusions. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 35: 151-156. PMID: 10636273, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00491-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLesion revascularization rateChronic total occlusionRevascularization ratesClinical outcomesTotal occlusionCoronary arteryStent deploymentTarget lesion revascularization rateLong-term clinical outcomesCoronary artery locationLate clinical outcomesPrimary success rateNative coronary arteriesGroup of patientsCoronary artery occlusionLong-term outcomesSuccessful stent deploymentNew interventional devicesEffect of plaqueAngioplasty ratesHospital mortalityLesion modificationSuccessful stentingAngiographic characteristicsHospital outcomes
1999
Preintervention Arterial Remodeling as an Independent Predictor of Target-Lesion Revascularization After Nonstent Coronary Intervention
Dangas G, Mintz G, Mehran R, Lansky A, Kornowski R, Pichard A, Satler L, Kent K, Stone G, Leon M. Preintervention Arterial Remodeling as an Independent Predictor of Target-Lesion Revascularization After Nonstent Coronary Intervention. Circulation 1999, 99: 3149-3154. PMID: 10377078, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.99.24.3149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent predictorsArterial remodelingTarget lesion revascularization rateInsulin-dependent diabetic patientsLong-term clinical outcomesQ-wave myocardial infarctionMultivariable logistic regression analysisTarget lesion revascularizationShort-term complicationsIntravascular ultrasound studyLong-term outcomesFinal lumen areaLogistic regression analysisIntermediate remodelingAngiographic characteristicsAngiographic successRevascularization ratesCoronary interventionClinical outcomesDiabetic patientsPlaque burdenPositive remodelingMyocardial infarctionNegative remodelingPercutaneous intervention
1998
Procedural Results and Late Clinical Outcomes After Placement of Three or More Stents in Single Coronary Lesions
Kornowski R, Mehran R, Hong M, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Mintz G, Waksman R, Laird J, Lansky A, Bucher T, Popma J, Leon M. Procedural Results and Late Clinical Outcomes After Placement of Three or More Stents in Single Coronary Lesions. Circulation 1998, 97: 1355-1361. PMID: 9577946, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.14.1355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Q-wave MIUnfavorable lesion characteristicsClinical outcomesProcedural successMajor complicationsLesion characteristicsMultiple stentsOverall cardiac event-free survivalMajor cardiac event rateCardiac event-free survivalLong-term clinical outcomesCardiac event rateHospital procedural successLate clinical outcomesSingle coronary lesionsEvent-free survivalSaphenous vein graftsOverall procedural successRight coronary arteryLong-term complicationsQ-wave MILesion revascularizationConsecutive patientsCoronary lesionsLong dissection