Gary S. Mintz, MD

The Impact of Plaque Rupture on Mismatch Between Intravascular Ultrasound Minimal Lumen Area and Fractional Flow Reserve Measured in an Angiographically Borderline Left Main With Complex Left Anterior Descending Involvement

03/27/2019

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lukasz Kalinczuk , MD, PhD;

Michal Swierczewski ;

Zuzanna Sala ;

Michal Gwidon Markiewicz , MD;

Plaque rupture is known to affect the mismatch between anatomy and physiology. In this case, we relied on fractional flow reserve along with the tomographic perspective of intravascular ultrasound.

Plaque rupture is known to...

03/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Treatment of Restenotic Drug-Eluting Stents: An Intravascular
Ultrasound Analysis

08/01/2008

Koichi Sano , MD, PhD;

Stephane G. Carlier , MD, PhD;

Emilia Solinas , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jie Qian , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Eduardo Missel , MD;

Martin B. Leon , MD;

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Shoujie Shan , MD;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Theresa Franklin-Bond , MS, PA;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Giora Weisz , MD;

Paul Boland , BS;

Michael B. Collins , MD;

Nobuhiko Fujita , MD;

Edward M. Kreps , MD;

Issam Moussa , MD;

Jose de Ribamar Costa Jr., MD, PhD;

Sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents decrease neointimal hyperplasia leading to a reduction, but not elimination, of in-stent restenosis.1–4 Because sirolimus and paclitaxel decrease neointimal hyperplasia, restenosis is dependent...

Sirolimus-eluting and...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

Boomer to Zoomer – Transforming to the Post-Pandemic World

07/06/2020

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

Peter C. Block , MD;

Frederic S. Resnic , MD, MSc;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

E. Magnus Ohman , MD;

Robert J. Applegate , MD;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Michael A. Kutcher , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Chet Rihal ;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Carl L. Tommaso , MD;

Michael J. Lim , MD;

Larry S. Dean , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Like many of my contemporaries, I am a boomer (aka baby boomer), a member of the post World War II generation. I grew up in the 1950-60s, graduated college in the Vietnam War era (1960-70s), and had a millennial-generation (1980-90s)...

Like many of my contemporaries,...

07/06/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Comparative Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Ostial Disease in the Left Main versus the Right Coronary Artery

08/01/2008

William O. Suddath , MD;

Patrick Ohlmann , MD;

Salah-Eddine Hassani , MD;

Esteban Escolar , MD;

Aleksandra Michalek , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Anh B. Bui , MD;

The aorto-ostial junction has high elastic fiber content with significant elastic recoil.1-7 Ostial left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenoses have larger lumen areas with less plaque burden and more negative remodeling than non-ostial LMCA...

The aorto-ostial junction has...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Imaging and Physiology to Guide Venous Graft Interventions Without Contrast Administration in Advanced Renal Failure

10/23/2017

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Yasir Parviz , MBBS, MRCP;

Khady Fall , MD;

Akiko Maehara , MD;

Ori Ben-Yehuda , MD;

We describe step-by-step “zero-contrast” saphenous vein bypass graft intervention using a modified technique.

We describe step-by-step...

10/23/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of Remodeling on Cardiac Events in Patients with
Angiographically Mild Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

08/01/2008

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Young Joon Hong , MD;

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Li Lu , MS;

Anh B. Bui , MD;

William O. Suddath , MD;

Arterial remodeling is the geometric alteration of the arterial wall in response to atherogenesis. During the development and progression of atherosclerosis, the external elastic membrane cross-sectional area (EEM CSA) may increase (termed...

Arterial remodeling is the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Benefits of Cutting Balloon Before Stenting

08/01/2008

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Eric Cohen , MD;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

Antoine M. Adem , MD;

Andre P. Bouhasin , MD;

Carol Wojciechowski , RN;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jeffrey P. Pompa , MD;

Martin B. Leon , MD;

Cutting balloon (CB) technology combines the features of microsurgical incision with balloon dilation to treat atherosclerotic lesions. The CB has a non-compliant dilation balloon with microsurgical blades (atherotomes) attached to the outer...

Cutting balloon (CB) technology...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of Plaque Rupture and Elevated C-Reactive Protein on Clinical Outcome in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: An In

09/15/2008

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Anh B. Bui , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Teruo Okabe , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Young Joon Hong , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Ruptured plaques are associated with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) that, in turn, are associated with a poor prognosis in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to...

ABSTRACT: Background. Ruptured...

09/15/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Combined Rotational Excimer lASER Coronary Atherectomy (RASER) in Non-crossable, Non-dilatable Coronary Artery Disease: Observations From a Single Center

02/13/2024

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Javed M. Ahmed , MBBS, FRCP, MD;

Kerrick Hesse , BMedSci, MBChB, MRCP;

Samay Mehta , BSc;

Celine Tam ;

Faizan Ahmed ;

Farhan Shahid , PhD;

The aim of this retrospective observational study is to share the experience of rotational excimer laser coronary atherectomy (RASER) therapy in non-crossable, non-dilatable, severely calcified coronary artery disease from a single center,...

The aim of this retrospective...

02/13/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

The Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease Based on Non-Invasive Examinations and Heme Oxygenase 1 Polymorphism Versus Virtual Histology

01/02/2013

Michael Aschermann , MD, PhD;

Tomas Kovarnik , MD, PhD;

Ales Linhart , MD, PhD;

Ales Kral , MD;

Hana Skalicka , MD, PhD;

Lubomir Kralik ;

Martin Chval , PhD;

Jan Horak , MD, PhD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lenka Skalicka , MD, PhD;

Milan Sonka , PhD;

Andreas Wahle , PhD;

Richard W. Downe , MSc;

Jana Uhrova ;

Hana Benakova , RNDr;

Lenka Cernohousova ;

Pavel Martasek , MD, PhD;

Jan Belohlavek , MD, PhD;

Abstract: Objective. Prediction of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with stable angina based on non-invasive examinations. Methods. Pro-inflammatory markers, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) polymorphism, lipid levels, Framingham risk score (FRS),...

Abstract: Objective. Prediction...

01/02/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology