Yasushi Asakura, MD

Case Report

Cutting Balloon for Bifurcation Lesions Jailed by NIR Stent

08/01/2008

With the increasing use of stents, sidebranch compromise after stent deployment in the parent vessel has been a matter of concern. In such bifurcation lesions, it is hard to obtain initial success. Moreover, they carry a high risk of...

With the increasing use of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Stenosis

10/28/2008

Tetsuo Matsubara , MD;

Masashi Kimura , MD, PhD;

Yasushi Asakura , MD;

Nobuyoshi Tanaka , MD;

Yoshihisa Kinoshita , MD;

Mariko Ehara , MD;

Etsuo Tsuchikane , MD, PhD;

Osamu Katoh , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Mitsuyasu Terashima , MD;

Kenya Nasu , MD;

Impact of Plaque Debulking Prior to Single Sirolimus-Eluting Stent ImplantationABSTRACT: Background. The impact of plaque debulking with directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) prior to single sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation in an...

Impact of Plaque Debulking...

10/28/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Stenosis

10/08/2008

Kenya Nasu , MD;

Yasushi Asakura , MD;

Masashi Kimura , MD, PhD;

Yoshihisa Kinoshita , MD;

Nobuyoshi Tanaka , MD;

Tetsuo Matsubara , MD;

Mariko Ehara , MD;

Etsuo Tsuchikane , MD, PhD;

Osamu Katoh , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Mitsuyasu Terashima , MD;

Impact of Plaque Debulking Prior...

10/08/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Recanalization Strategy for Chronic Total Occlusions with Tapered and Stiff-Tip Guidewire

11/03/2008

Kazuaki Mitsudo , MD;

Osamu Doi , MD;

Yoshisato Shibata , MD;

Toshiya Muramatsu , MD;

Yasushi Asakura , MD;

Yoshihiro Morino , MD;

Takehiro Yamashita , MD, PhD, FACC;

The Results of CTO New techniQUE for STandard Procedure (CONQUEST) Trial ABSTRACT: Background. The success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO) lesions varies depending on the guidewire...

The Results of CTO New techniQUE...

11/03/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology