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2001, 'Coronary Angioplasty and Rotablator Atherectomy Trial (CARAT): Immediate and late results of a prospective multicenter randomized trial', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 53, pp. 213 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.1151
,2000, 'IL-8 is an angiogenic factor in human coronary atherectomy tissue', Circulation, 101, pp. 1519 - 1526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.101.13.1519
,2000, 'Blood speed imaging with an intraluminal array', IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 47, pp. 672 - 681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/58.842055
,2000, 'Left main coronary artery disease in a 40-year-old man receiving HIV protease inhibitors', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 30, pp. 92 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2000.tb01066.x
,1999, 'Validation of risk adjustment models for in-hospital percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty mortality on an independent data set', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 34, pp. 692 - 697, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00266-1
,1999, 'Heparin after percutaneous intervention (HAPI): A prospective multicenter randomized trial of three heparin regimens after successful coronary intervention', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 34, pp. 461 - 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00195-3
,1998, 'Frequency, predictors, and appropriateness of blood transfusion after percutaneous coronary interventions', American Journal of Cardiology, 81, pp. 702 - 707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(97)01018-7
,1997, 'Endoluminal stenting for unprotected left main stenosis in Takayasu's arteritis', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 40, pp. 272 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199703)40:3<272::AID-CCD11>3.0.CO;2-R
,1997, 'Gene-based therapies for restenosis', Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 24, pp. 109 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-409X(96)00485-1
,1997, 'The role of proto-oncogenes in coronary restenosis', Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 40, pp. 117 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0033-0620(97)80004-7
,1996, 'Percutaneous transhepatic mitral commissurotomy', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 39, pp. 204 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199610)39:2<204::AID-CCD22>3.0.CO;2-F
,1996, 'Facilitated advancement of the Palmaz-Schatz stent delivery system with the use of an adjacent 0.018' stiff wire', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 39, pp. 106 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199609)39:1<106::AID-CCD24>3.0.CO;2-G
,1996, 'Lesion-directed administration of alteplase with intracoronary heparin in patients with unstable angina and coronary thrombus undergoing angioplasty', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 37, pp. 382 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199604)37:4<382::AID-CCD8>3.0.CO;2-7
,1996, 'Safety and feasibility of liver-directed ex vivo gene therapy for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia', Annals of Surgery, 223, pp. 116 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00000658-199602000-00002
,1996, 'Quantitative Doppler tissue imaging for assessment of regional myocardial velocities during transient ischemia and reperfusion', American Heart Journal, 132, pp. 721 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90303-8
,1996, 'Sustained-release local hirulog therapy decreases early thrombosis but not neointimal thickening after arterial stenting', American Heart Journal, 131, pp. 211 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90343-9
,1995, 'Noninvasive quantification of regional myocardial flow reserve in patients with coronary atherosclerosis using nitrogen-13 ammonia positron emission tomography. Determination of extent of altered vascular reactivity', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 26, pp. 1465 - 1475, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(95)00359-2
,1995, 'Arbutamine echocardiography: Efficacy and safety of a new pharmacologic stress agent to induce myocardial ischemia and detect coronary artery disease', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 26, pp. 1168 - 1175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(95)00296-0
,1995, 'Stress testing with closed-loop arbutamine as an alternative to exercise', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 26, pp. 1151 - 1158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(95)00297-9
,1995, 'Directional atherectomy of coronary and saphenous vein graft ostial stenoses', The American Journal of Cardiology, 75, pp. 1015 - 1018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(99)80715-2
,1995, 'Regional heterogeneity on myocardial contrast echocardiography without severe obstructive coronary artery disease', The American Journal of Cardiology, 75, pp. 982 - 986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9149(99)80708-5
,1995, 'A MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY VERSUS DIRECTIONAL ATHERECTOMY FOR PATIENTS WITH SAPHENOUS-VEIN BYPASS GRAFT LESIONS', CIRCULATION, 91, pp. 1966 - 1974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.91.7.1966
,1995, 'A pilot study of ex vivo gene therapy for homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia', Nature Medicine, 1, pp. 1148 - 1154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm1195-1148
,1995, 'Expression and function of a recombinant PDGF B gene in porcine arteries', Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 15, pp. 2254 - 2264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.15.12.2254
,1995, 'Intracoronary and aortic root myocardial contrast echocardiography: The effect of route, dose, and pharmacologic coronary vasodilation', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 8, pp. 719 - 727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0894-7317(05)80387-6
,1994, 'Gene therapy for the management of cardiovascular disease.', The Journal of invasive cardiology, 6, pp. 89 - 96
,1994, 'Comparison of histopathologic coronary lesions obtained from directional atherectomy in stable angina versus acute coronary syndromes', The American Journal of Cardiology, 73, pp. 508 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(94)90683-1
,1994, 'Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule to porcine interposition vein grafts', Circulation, 89, pp. 1922 - 1928, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.89.5.1922
,1994, 'Catheter-mediated pulmonary vascular gene transfer and expression', Circulation Research, 75, pp. 1039 - 1049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.RES.75.6.1039
,1994, 'Comparison of three coronary stents: Clinical and angiographic outcome after elective placement in 134 consecutive patients', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 33, pp. 199 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.1810330302
,1994, 'False positive dobutamine stress echocardiograms: Characterization of clinical, echocardiographic and angiographic findings', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 24, pp. 928 - 933, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(94)90851-6
,1994, 'Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease', Heart, 72, pp. 309 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.72.4.309
,1994, 'Safety and toxicity of catheter gene delivery to the pulmonary vasculature in a patient with metastatic melanoma', Human Gene Therapy, 5, pp. 1089 - 1094
,1994, 'Site-specific dexamethasone delivery for the prevention of neointimal thickening after vascular stent implantation', Coronary Artery Disease, 5, pp. 435 - 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00019501-199405000-00010
,1994, 'Successful ex vivo gene therapy directed to liver in a patient with familial hypercholesterolaemia', Nature Genetics, 6, pp. 335 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng0494-335
,1993, 'Heparin monitoring during coronary intervention: Activated clotting time versus activated partial thromboplastin time', Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 9, pp. 797 - 801
,1993, 'Intracoronary stenting compared with conventional therapy for abrupt vessel closure complicating coronary angioplasty. A matched case-control study', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 21, pp. 866 - 875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(93)90341-W
,1993, 'Thrombosis of a flexible coil coronary stent: Frequency, predictors and clinical outcome', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 21, pp. 622 - 627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(93)90093-G
,1993, 'An automated analysis program for the evaluation of cardiac PET studies: Initial results in the detection and localization of coronary artery disease using nitrogen-13-ammonia', Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 34, pp. 968 - 978
,1993, 'Analysis of coronary angioplasty practice in the United States with an insurance-claims data base', Circulation, 87, pp. 1489 - 1497
,1993, 'Balloon‐Expandable Stent Treatment of Experimental Coarctation of the Aorta: Early Hemodynamic and Pathological Evaluation', Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 6, pp. 113 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8183.1993.tb00843.x
,1993, 'Safety and antiplatelet effect of murine monoclonal antibody 7E3 Fab directed against platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa in patients undergoing elective coronary angioplasty', Coronary Artery Disease, 4, pp. 167 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00019501-199302000-00007
,1992, 'Thrombolytic therapy: Adjuvant mechanical intervention for acute myocardial infarction', The American Journal of Cardiology, 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(92)91172-Z
,1992, 'Arterial injury and the enigma of coronary restenosis', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 19, pp. 275 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(92)90477-5
,1992, 'Erratum: Experimental models of coronary artery restenosis (J Am Coll Cardiol (1992) 19 (418-32))', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 19, pp. 1678
,1992, 'Experimental models of coronary artery restenosis', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 19, pp. 418 - 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(92)90500-M
,1992, 'Intramural methotrexate therapy for the prevention of neointimal thickening after ballon angioplasty', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 20, pp. 460 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-1097(92)90118-7
,1992, 'Peripheral vascular complications after conventional and complex percutaneous coronary interventional procedures', The American Journal of Cardiology, 69, pp. 63 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(92)90677-Q
,1992, 'Should Older Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Receive Thrombolytic Therapy?', Drugs & Aging, 2, pp. 461 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00002512-199202060-00002
,1991, 'In-hospital costs associated with new percutaneous coronary devices', The American Journal of Cardiology, 68, pp. 879 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(91)90403-8
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