Gaston A. Alfredo Rodriguez-Granillo, MD

Sirolimus-eluting Stents for the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Ostial Lesions

08/01/2008

Patrick W. Serruys , MD, PhD;

Sjoerd H. Hofma , MD;

Eugene P. McFadden , MB, MD;

Georgios Sianos , MD, PhD;

Pieter C. Smits , MD, PhD;

Willem J. van der Giessen , MD, PhD;

Pim J. de Feyter , MD, PhD;

Ron T. van Domburg , PhD;

Jiro Aoki , MD;

Gaston A. Alfredo Rodriguez-Granillo , MD;

Andrew T.L. Ong , MD, MBBS, PhD;

Maniyal Vijayakumar ;

Angela Hoye , MB, MRCP, MD, MBChB;

Pedro A. Lemos , MD;

Ostial atherosclerotic lesions constitute a distinct substrate for percutaneous interventions, as they differ from the other lesion sites in management strategies and in clinical outcomes. Since the lesions are more likely fibrotic and...

Ostial atherosclerotic lesions...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

One-Year Clinical Outcome after Coronary Stenting of Very Small Vessels Using 2.25 mm Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents:

08/01/2008

Pim J. de Feyter , MD, PhD;

Ron T. van Domburg , PhD;

Hector M. Garcia-Garcia , MD, PhD;

Andrew T.L. Ong , MD, MBBS, PhD;

Carlos A.G. van Mieghem , MD;

Keiichi Tsuchida , MD;

Gaston A. Alfredo Rodriguez-Granillo , MD;

Jiro Aoki , MD;

Marco Valgimigli , MD, PhD, FESC;

Patrick W. Serruys , MD, PhD;

Eugene P. McFadden , MB, MD;

Georgios Sianos , MD, PhD;

Willem J. van der Giessen , MD, PhD;

Coronary stenting has significantly improved the angiographic and clinical outcomes in vessels with a reference diameter (RD) > 3 mm.1–5 However, several randomized trials have shown conflicting results when comparing coronary stenting...

Coronary stenting has...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

The Efficacy of Sirolimus-eluting Stents Versus Bare Metal Stents in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary

08/01/2008

Georgios Sianos , MD, PhD;

Willem J. van der Giessen , MD, PhD;

Gaston A. Alfredo Rodriguez-Granillo , MD;

Pim J. de Feyter , MD, PhD;

Joost Daemen , MD, PhD;

Ron T. van Domburg , PhD;

Andrew T.L. Ong , MD, MBBS, PhD;

Jiro Aoki , MD;

Carlos A.G. van Mieghem , MD;

Karel Sonnenschein ;

Patrick W. Serruys , MD, PhD;

Eugene P. McFadden , MB, MD;

Several clinical studies have demonstrated that diabetes mellitus is an important predictor of angiographic restenosis and late mortality after conventional balloon angioplasty.1,2 Stent implantation has been shown to improve the clinical...

Several clinical studies have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Late Stent Thrombosis Mimicking Focal Restenosis after Sirolimus Stent Implantation: Angiographic and Intravascular Ultrasound A

08/01/2008

Gaston A. Alfredo Rodriguez-Granillo , MD;

Carlos Fernandez-Pereira , MD;

Alfredo E. Rodriguez , MD, PhD;

Since the introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) during interventional procedures, several randomized studies have demonstrated a significant reduction in coronary restenosis and target vessel revascularizations.1–4 However, despite the...

Since the introduction of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology