Paul G. Yock, MD

Taxol-Based Eluting Stents ‚Äî From Theory to Human Validation: Clinical and Intravascular Ultrasound Observations<br />

08/01/2008

Heidi N. Bonneau , RN, MS;

Shinjo Sonoda , MD;

Toru Kataoka , MD;

Yasuhiro Honda , MD;

Peter J. Fitzgerald , MD, PhD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Paul G. Yock , MD;

Krishnankutty Sudhir , MD, PhD;

Reduction of restenosis remains an important goal of percutaneous coronary interventions. Although coronary stents reduce the rate of primary restenosis compared with balloon angioplasty,1–3 20–30% of treated vessels still develop recurrent...

Reduction of restenosis remains...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Vessel Response following Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation as Assessed by Serial 3-D Intravascular Ultrasound

08/01/2008

Paul G. Yock , MD;

Krishnankutty Sudhir , MD, PhD;

Junya Ako , MD, PhD;

Yasuhiro Honda , MD;

Peter J. Fitzgerald , MD, PhD;

Katsuhisa Waseda , MD, PhD;

Ichizo Tsujino , MD, PhD;

Yoshihisa Shimada , MD, PhD;

Yoshihiro Morino , MD;

Yoichiro Hongo , MD;

Left anterior descending artery (LAD) lesions have been classically shown to be one of the independent predictors of adverse coronary events following percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) compared with non-LAD lesions.1–3 Recent studies...

Left anterior descending artery...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Safety of Beta Radiation Exposure to the Non-Target Segment:
An Intravascular Ultrasound Dosimetric Analysis

08/01/2008

Hideaki Kaneda , MD, PhD;

Tim Fox , PhD;

Ian R. Crocker , MD;

Yasuhiro Honda , MD;

Yoshihiro Morino , MD;

Paul G. Yock , MD;

Peter J. Fitzgerald , MD, PhD;

Raoul Bonan , MD;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

Although catheter-based brachytherapy has been demonstrated to effectively treat in-stent restenosis, a technique-dependent issue known as “geographic miss” has evolved as a potential limitation contributing to long-term treatment failures....

Although catheter-based...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Preprocedural Inflammation Does Not Affect Neointimal Hyperplasia following Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation

12/04/2009

Peter J. Fitzgerald , MD, PhD;

Shigeru Saito , MD;

Masao Yamasaki , MD, PhD;

Ichizo Tsujino , MD, PhD;

Paul G. Yock , MD;

Katsuhisa Waseda , MD, PhD;

Ryota Sakurai , MD;

Takao Shimohama , MD, PhD;

Takao Hasegawa , MD;

Daisaku Nakatani , MD, PhD;

Hiromasa Otake , MD, PhD;

Krishnankutty Sudhir , MD, PhD;

Wesley Pierson , PhD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Junya Ako , MD, PhD;

Hyeonsoo Chang , MSME;

Bon-Kwon Koo , MD, PhD;

Yasuhiro Honda , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Preprocedual C-reactive protein (CRP) has been reported to correlate with in-stent restenosis following bare-metal stent implantation. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of preprocedural inflammation on...

ABSTRACT: Background....

12/04/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Small Coronary Lesions Between Novel Guidewire-Based Sirolimus-Eluting Stents and Conventional Sirolimus-Eluting Stents

10/01/2012

Peter J. Fitzgerald , MD, PhD;

Katsuhisa Waseda , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Antonio Cunha Abizaid , MD, PhD;

Robert J. Whitbourn , MD, MBBS;

Stephen G. Worthley , MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ;

Ian T. Meredith , BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD;

Teruyoshi Kume , MD, PhD;

Roberto Botelho , MD;

Stefan Verheye , MD, PhD;

Koh Tian Hai , MD;

Paul G. Yock , MD;

Flavio Roberto Azevedo de Oliveira , MD, PhD;

Bon-Kwon Koo , MD, PhD;

Yasuhiro Honda , MD;

Abstract: Background. The Sparrow stent system (Biosensors International) consists of a self-expanding, ultra-thin nitinol stent mounted within a 0.014˝ guidewire designed for small or tortuous coronary lesions. We compared the intravascular...

Abstract: Background. The...

10/01/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology