Masafumi Akabane, MD

Original Contribution

Short- or Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary Artery Aneurysms Occurring after Directional Coronary Atherectomy

08/01/2008

Yuji Oikawa , MD;

Junji Yajima , MD;

Dominick J. Angiolillo , MD, PhD;

Masafumi Akabane , MD;

Ryuichi Funada , MD;

Shunsuke Matsuno , MD;

Toshiro Inaba , MD;

Yuya Nakagawa , MD;

Michinari Nakamura , MD;

Hitoshi Sawada , MD;

Tadanori Aizawa , MD;

Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) represent a relatively uncommon finding in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the prevalence of CAAs has been shown to be higher in patients undergoing PCI utilizing...

Coronary artery aneurysms...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Acute and Follow-Up Results Using a New Atherectomy Catheter for Proximal LAD Lesions and Influence on LCx Ostium

08/01/2008

Hajime Kirigaya , MD;

Kazuyuki Nagashima , MD;

Yuji Oikawa , MD;

Junji Yajima , MD;

Masafumi Akabane , MD;

Ryuichi Funada , MD;

Shunsuke Matsuno , MD;

Tadanori Aizawa , MD;

Recently, it was reported that aggressive and optimal directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can be performed with favorable outcomes.1–4 The benefit of DCA is thought to be the debulking of plaques in...

Recently, it was reported that...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology