Lesion Morphoplogy   1982-2001

TCT 2001 Abstracts

Effect of preintervention plaque burden on subsequent intimal hyperplasia in stented coronary artery lesions
 Shiran A, et al.
Am J Cardiol 2000;86:1318-21.
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Treatment of transitional synovitis of coxofemoral joint in children
 Bebeshko AV.
Klin Khir 1999;8:33-5
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Reduction in complications of angioplasty with abciximab occurs largely independently of baseline lesion morphology. EPIC and EPILOG Investigators. Evaluation of 7E3 for the Prevention of Ischemic Complications. Evaluation of PTCA To Improve Long-term Outcome with abciximab GPIIb/IIIa Receptor Blockade
 Ellis SG, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998;32:1619-23.
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Lesion morphology assessed by pre-interventional intravascular ultrasound does not predict the incidence of severe coronary artery dissections
 Athanasiadis A, et al.
Eur Heart J 1998;19:870-8.
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Lesion-related factors associated with restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in the absence of patient-related factors
 Sakai Y, et al
J Cardiol 1997;29:1-6.
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Effects of Palmaz-Schatz stents on angled coronary arteries
 Phillips PS, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1997;79:191-3.
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Thrombin Generation and Activity During Coronary Angioplasty: Influence of Angiographic Lesion Morphology
 Marmur JD, et al.
J Invasive Cardiol 1997;9:410-416.
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Correlation of angiographic morphology and clinical presentation in unstable angina
 Dangas G, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1997;29:519-25.
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Coronary risk factors and plaque morphology in men with coronary disease who died suddenly
 Burke AP, et al.
N Engl J Med 1997;336:1276-82.
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Stent implantation in severely angulated lesions: safety, efficacy, and morphological remodelling
 Abhyankar AD, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1997;40:261-4.
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Intravascular ultrasound detected classification of coronary lesions as a predictor of dissections after balloon angioplasty
 Voigtlander T, et al.
Int J Card Imaging 1996;12:179-83.
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Do excimer laser angioplasty and rotational atherectomy facilitate balloon angioplasty? Implications for lesion-specific coronary intervention
 Safian RD, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1996;27:552-9.
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Excimer laser angioplasty vs. balloon angioplasty in saphenous vein bypass grafts: quantitative angiographic comparison of matched lesions
 Natarajan MK, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996;38:153-8.
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An unresolved, persisting challenge for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: how to identify the lesions that will not restenose
 Maseri A.
Eur Heart J 1996;17:814-5.
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Angiographic and procedural outcome after coronary angioplasty in high- risk subsets using a decremental diameter (tapered) balloon catheter. Tapered Balloon Registry Investigators
 Laird JR, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1996;77:561-8.
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Use of multiple stent types to treat long dissections: a stentorian method to manage a strut?
 Klein LW, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996;39:309-10.
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Differences in the morphology of unstable and stable coronary lesions and their impact on the mechanisms of angioplasty. An in vivo study with intravascular ultrasound
 Kearney P, et al.
Eur Heart J 1996;17:721-30.
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Whoops, I didn't realize it was so long!
 Hodgson JM.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996;37:452.
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Elective stenting for type B and C lesions: immediate results and follow-up angiographic restenosis
 Gambhir DS, et al.
Indian Heart J 1996;48:53-8.
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Comparison of angioscopy, intravascular ultrasound imaging and quantitative coronary angiography in predicting clinical outcome after coronary intervention in high risk patients
 Feld S, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1996;28:97-105.
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Placement of multiple and different stent types for very long dissections during coronary angioplasty
 Eeckhout E, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996;39:302-8.
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PTCA of complex atherosclerotic lesion at site of LAD myocardial bridging
 Cohen HM, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996;37:272-6.
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The natural history of unheralded complex coronary plaques
 Chester MR, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1996;28:604-8.
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Angiographic correlates of lesion relevance and suitability for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and coronary artery bypass grafting in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation study (BARI)
 Botas J, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1996;77:805-14.
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Morphological changes after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of unstable plaques. Insights from serial angioscopic follow-up
 Bauters C, et al.
Eur Heart J 1996;17:1554-9.
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'Tandem lesion' coronary angioplasty: ten years' experience
 Tan KH, et al.
Coron Artery Dis 1995;6:819-25.
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Clinical and lesion morphologic determinants of coronary angioplasty success and complications: current experience
 Tan K, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;25:855-65.
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Coronary artery plaque morphology in stable angina and subsets of unstable angina: an in vivo intracoronary ultrasound study
 Rasheed Q, et al.
Int J Card Imaging 1995;11:89-95.
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Morphologic characteristics of restenotic lesions following coronary interventions: balloon angioplasty versus directional atherectomy: can we speculate about the mechanism of restenosis from morphologic analysis?
 Moreu J, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1995;36:103-9; discussion 110-1.
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Angioplasty of complex lesions in ischemic rest angina: results of the Thrombolysis and Angioplasty in Unstable Angina (TAUSA) trial
 Mehran R, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;26:961-6.
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Influence of plaque morphology on the mechanism of luminal enlargement after directional coronary atherectomy and balloon angioplasty
 Marsico F, et al.
Br Heart J 1995;74:134-9.
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In-hospital outcome of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for long lesions and diffuse coronary artery disease
 Kaul U, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1995;35:294-300.
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Rapid angiographic progression of coronary artery disease in patients with angina pectoris. The role of complex stenosis morphology
 Kaski JC, et al.
Circulation 1995;92:2058-65.
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Treatment of diffuse coronary artery and vein graft disease with a 60- mm-long balloon: early clinical experience
 Harris WO, et al.
Mayo Clin Proc 1995;70:1061-7.
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Improvement of coronary morphology and blood flow after stenting. Assessment by intravascular ultrasound and intracoronary Doppler
Ge J, et al.
Int J Card Imaging 1995;11:81-7.
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Coronary artery morphologic features after coronary rotational atherectomy: insights into mechanisms of lumen enlargement and embolization
 Farb A, et al.
Am Heart J 1995;129:1058-67.
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Coronary lesions at increased risk
 Ellis SG.
Am Heart J 1995;130:643-6.
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Intracoronary two-dimensional ultrasound imaging in the assessment of plaque morphologic features and the planning of coronary interventions
 Baptista J, et al.
Am Heart J 1995;129:177-87.
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Coronary artery ectasia: local pathology or diffuse disease?
 Williams MJ, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1994;33:116-9.
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Predicting the risk of abrupt vessel closure after angioplasty in an individual patient
 Tenaglia AN, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1994;24:1004-11.
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Comparative study of the angiographic morphology of coronary artery lesions treated with PTCA, directional coronary atherectomy, or high- speed rotational ablation
 Stertzer SH, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1994;33:1-9.
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A new look at coronary angiograms: plaque morphology as a help to diagnosis and to evaluate outcome
 Lesperance J, et al.
Int J Card Imaging 1994;10:75-94.
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Clinical and arteriographic characterization of patients with unstable angina without critical coronary arterial narrowing (from the TIMI-IIIA Trial)
 Diver DJ, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1994;74:531-7.
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Coronary angiographic findings do not predict clinical outcome in patients with unstable angina
 Bar FW, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1994;24:1453-9.
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Early reocclusion after successful thrombolysis is related to lesion length and roughness
 de Cesare NB, et al.
Coron Artery Dis 1993;4:159-66.
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Interobserver variability in grading of coronary arterial narrowings using the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association grading criteria
 Kleiman NS, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1992;69:413-5.
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Automated quantitation of indexes of coronary lesion complexity. Comparison between patients with stable and unstable angina
 Kalbfleisch SJ, et al.
Circulation 1990;82:439-47.
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Results of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of high-risk angulated stenoses
 Ellis SG, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1990;66:932-7.
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The eccentric coronary atherosclerotic plaque: morphologic observations and clinical relevance
 Waller BF.
Clin Cardiol 1989;12:14-20.
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"Crackers, breakers, stretchers, drillers, scrapers, shavers, burners, welders and melters"--the future treatment of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease? A clinical-morphologic assessment
 Waller BF.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1989;13:969-87.
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Clinical experience with the use of the angled-balloon dilatation catheter
 Vivekaphirat V, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1989;17:121-5.
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Angiographic morphology of coronary artery stenoses in prolonged rest angina: evidence of intracoronary thrombosis
 Rehr R, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1989;14:1429-37.
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Importance of stenosis morphology in the estimation of restenosis risk after elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
 Ellis SG, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1989;63:30-4.
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Morphologic correlates of coronary angiographic patterns at the site of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
 Waller BF.
Clin Cardiol 1988;11:817-22.
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Complex coronary angioplasty: use of extended and angled balloon catheters
 Slack JD, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1987;13:284-7.
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Quantitative angiographic morphology of coronary stenoses leading to myocardial infarction or unstable angina
 Wilson RF, et al.
Circulation 1986;73:286-93.
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Coronary angiographic morphology in myocardial infarction: a link between the pathogenesis of unstable angina and myocardial infarction
 Ambrose JA, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1985;6:1233-8.
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Angiographic morphology and the pathogenesis of unstable angina pectoris
 Ambrose JA, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1985;5:609-16.
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Early and late morphologic changes in human coronary arteries after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
 Waller BF.
Clin Cardiol 1983;6:363-72.
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Angiographic changes produced by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
 Holmes DR, Jr., et al.
Am J Cardiol 1983;51:676-83.
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Significance of the angiographic morphology of localized coronary stenoses: histopathologic correlations
 Levin DC, et al.
Circulation 1982;66:316-20.
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