Kengo Tanabe, MD

Initial Characterization of Ikari Guide Catheter for Transradial Coronary Intervention

08/01/2008

Gaku Nakazawa , MD;

Hiroyoshi Nakajima , MD;

Raisuke Iijima , MD;

Jiro Aoki , MD;

Kengo Tanabe , MD;

Tomohiro Nakayama , MD;

Mitsuharu Hatori , MD;

Hiroyuki Kyouno , MD;

Shuzou Tanimoto , MD;

Eisuke Amiya , MD;

Yoshinobu Onuma , MD;

Kazuhiro Hara , MD;

Yuji Ikari , MD, PhD, FACC, FESC;

Akiyoshi Miyazawa , MD;

ABSTRACT: Ikari is a new guide catheter for transradial intervention (TRI) that produces stronger back-up force by utilizing an unfavorable angle between the subclavian and brachiocephalic arteries. We report the initial results of the Ikari...

ABSTRACT: Ikari is a new guide...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Effectiveness of the Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in the Treatment of Saphenous Vein Graft Disease

08/01/2008

Francesco Saia , MD, PhD;

Angela Hoye , MB, MRCP, MD, MBChB;

Pedro A. Lemos , MD;

Patrick W. Serruys , MD, PhD;

Chourmouzios A. Arampatzis , MD;

Muzaffer Degertekin , MD;

Sjoerd H. Hofma , MD;

Eugene P. McFadden , MB, MD;

Georgios Sianos , MD, PhD;

Pieter C. Smits , MD, PhD;

Kengo Tanabe , MD;

Willem J. van der Giessen , MD, PhD;

Pim J. de Feyter , MD, PhD;

Ron T. van Domburg , PhD;

ABSTRACT: The use of bare stents for the percutaneous intervention of saphenous vein bypass grafts (SVGs) is associated with a high subsequent rate of restenosis. To assess the impact of the sirolimus-eluting stent (SES), we studied 19...

ABSTRACT: The use of bare stents...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical and Angiographic Outcomes after Tsunami‚Ñ¢ Coronary Stent Placement

08/01/2008

Hans Bonnier , MD, PhD;

Paul van den Heuvel , MD;

Victor Legrand , MD;

Jeroen Vos , MD;

Patrick W. Serruys , MD, PhD;

Kengo Tanabe , MD;

ABSTRACT: Study aim: The aim of this study was to determine six months restenosis rate measured by off-line quantitative coronary angiography, and to assess the efficacy and safety of newly developed six cells Tsunami™ stent system for the...

ABSTRACT: Study aim: The aim of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Predictors of Survival After Contemporary Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Real Wo

08/01/2008

Pieter C. Smits , MD, PhD;

Willem J. van der Giessen , MD, PhD;

Pim J. de Feyter , MD, PhD;

Ron T. van Domburg , PhD;

Kengo Tanabe , MD;

Chi-Hang Lee , MD, MBBS, MRCP;

Angela Hoye , MB, MRCP, MD, MBChB;

Pedro A. Lemos , MD;

Patrick W. Serruys , MD, PhD;

Management strategies for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have undergone great evolution over the past decade. Currently, primary mechanical reperfusion is considered superior to thrombolytic therapy in achieving complete and...

Management strategies for...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Collateral Formation in Patients After Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization: A Mechanism for Improvement?

08/01/2008

Patrick W. Serruys , MD, PhD;

Muzaffer Degertekin , MD;

Pieter C. Smits , MD, PhD;

Kengo Tanabe , MD;

Willem J. van der Giessen , MD, PhD;

Ron T. van Domburg , PhD;

Chi-Hang Lee , MD, MBBS, MRCP;

Percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) has emerged as a less invasive alternative to the transmyocardial revascularization (TMR), which requires thoracotomy. Initial results of PMR are encouraging with a significant proportion of...

Percutaneous myocardial...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology