2012
Strategies for Multivessel Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes
Farkouh ME, Domanski M, Sleeper LA, Siami FS, Dangas G, Mack M, Yang M, Cohen DJ, Rosenberg Y, Solomon SD, Desai AS, Gersh BJ, Magnuson EA, Lansky A, Boineau R, Weinberger J, Ramanathan K, Sousa JE, Rankin J, Bhargava B, Buse J, Hueb W, Smith CR, Muratov V, Bansilal S, King S, Bertrand M, Fuster V. Strategies for Multivessel Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes. New England Journal Of Medicine 2012, 367: 2375-2384. PMID: 23121323, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1211585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseMultivessel coronary artery diseaseDrug-eluting stentsCABG groupPCI groupArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionMedical therapyMean ageAdvanced coronary artery diseaseLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolAggressive medical therapyBenefit of CABGComposite of deathCoronary artery bypassNonfatal myocardial infarctionPatients' mean ageThree-vessel diseaseSystolic blood pressurePrimary outcome measureRate of deathMultivessel revascularizationNonfatal strokeCoronary intervention
2006
Racial Differences Among High-Risk Patients Presenting With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (Results from the SYNERGY Trial)††Disclosure: Drs. Mahaffey, Cohen, Newby, Ferguson, and Califf have received honoria for speaking from sanofi-aventis. Drs. Mahaffey, Ferguson, and Califf have acted as consultants for sanofi-aventis. Drs. Echols, Velazquez, Santos, and Gurfinkel have no financial relationships to disclose.
Echols MR, Mahaffey KW, Banerjee A, Pieper KS, Stebbins A, Lansky A, Cohen MG, Velazquez E, Santos R, Newby LK, Gurfinkel EP, Biasucci L, Ferguson JJ, Califf RM. Racial Differences Among High-Risk Patients Presenting With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (Results from the SYNERGY Trial)††Disclosure: Drs. Mahaffey, Cohen, Newby, Ferguson, and Califf have received honoria for speaking from sanofi-aventis. Drs. Mahaffey, Ferguson, and Califf have acted as consultants for sanofi-aventis. Drs. Echols, Velazquez, Santos, and Gurfinkel have no financial relationships to disclose. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 99: 315-321. PMID: 17261389, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute coronary syndromeAfrican American patientsMyocardial infarctionWhite patientsCoronary syndromeSegment elevation (NSTE) ACSST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromeElevation acute coronary syndromeBaseline clinical characteristicsFrequency of hypertensionNonfatal myocardial infarctionThirty-day deathCoronary artery bypassHigh-risk patientsOutcomes of patientsSanofi-AventisPercutaneous coronary interventionUse of angiographyNorth American patientsRacial differencesAfrican AmericansSYNERGY trialArtery bypassClinical characteristicsCoronary intervention
2005
Randomized comparison of carbon ion–implanted stent versus bare metal stent in coronary artery disease: The Asian Pacific Multicenter Arthos Stent Study (PASS) trial
Kim YH, Lee CW, Hong MK, Park SW, Tahk SJ, Yang JY, Saito S, Santoso T, Quan L, Ge J, Weissman NJ, Lansky AJ, Mintz GS, Park SJ. Randomized comparison of carbon ion–implanted stent versus bare metal stent in coronary artery disease: The Asian Pacific Multicenter Arthos Stent Study (PASS) trial. American Heart Journal 2005, 149: 336-341. PMID: 15846274, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsAngiographic restenosis rateLong-term outcomesLate lossRestenosis rateGroup 2Group 1Adverse cardiac eventsNative coronary lesionsNonfatal myocardial infarctionCoronary artery diseaseMulticenter clinical studyLesion revascularizationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsBaseline characteristicsCardiac eventsArtery diseaseCoronary lesionsHospital eventsRandomized comparisonBare metalMyocardial infarctionClinical studiesInflammatory reaction
2004
Comparison of differences in outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention in men versus women <40 years of age
Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Dangas G, Cristea E, Shirai K, Costa R, Costantini C, Tsuchiya Y, Carlier S, Mintz G, Cottin Y, Stone G, Moses J, Leon MB. Comparison of differences in outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention in men versus women <40 years of age. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 916-919. PMID: 15050498, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionYears of ageCoronary interventionVascular complicationsMyocardial infarctionMortality rateAggressive risk factor modificationQ-wave myocardial infarctionHospital vascular complicationsMore diabetes mellitusPredominance of diabetesNonfatal myocardial infarctionRisk factor modificationPremature coronary diseaseRisk factor profileOnly independent predictorMultivariable regression analysisLess hyperlipidemiaIschemic complicationsConsecutive patientsCoronary diseaseDiabetes mellitusIndependent predictorsPremature atherosclerosisFactor modification