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Long-term outcome after primary angioplasty: report from the Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction (PAMI-I) trial by Nunn, Christopher M., O’Neill, William W., Rothbaum, Donald, Stone, Gregg W., O’Keefe, James, Overlie, Paul, Donohue, Bryan, Grines, Lorelei, Browne, Kevin F., Vlietstra, Ronald E., Catlin, Tom, Grines, Cindy L.

“…OBJECTIVES This study sought to compare the two-year outcome after primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty or thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial…”
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Radiation burns as a severe complication of fluoroscopically guided cardiological interventions by Vlietstra, Ronald E, Wagner, Louis K, Koenig, Titus, Mettler, Fred

“…Radiation-induced skin burns can be produced by high doses of fluoroscopic X rays. Though uncommon, such injuries can cause considerable distress to the…”
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A Comparison of Immediate Angioplasty with Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction by Grines, Cindy L, Browne, Kevin F, Marco, Jean, Rothbaum, Donald, Stone, Gregg W, O'Keefe, James, Overlie, Paul, Donohue, Bryan, Chelliah, Noah, Timmis, Gerald C, Vlietstra, Ronald E, Strzelecki, Michelle, Puchrowicz-Ochocki, Sylvia, O'Neill, William W

“…Since the completion of the large, randomized, placebo-controlled trials of thrombolytic therapy, reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction has…”
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X‐ray Burns—Painful, Protracted, and Preventable by Vlietstra, Ronald E., Wagner, Louis K.

“…Very high doses of x‐ray may produce deep burns in the backs of patients having fluoroscopically guided cardiac interventional procedures. While these…”
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Restenosis and the proportional neointimal response to coronary artery injury: Results in a porcine model by Schwartz, Robert S., Huber, Kenneth C., Murphy, Joseph G., Edwards, William D., Camrud, Allan R., Vlietstra, Ronald E., Holmes, David R.

“…Restenosis is a reparative response to arterial injury occurring with percutaneous coronary revascularization. However, the quantitative characteristics of the…”
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Randomized trial of contrast media utilization in high-risk PTCA: the COURT trial by Davidson, C J, Laskey, W K, Hermiller, J B, Harrison, J K, Matthai, Jr, W, Vlietstra, R E, Brinker, J A, Kereiakes, D J, Muhlestein, J B, Lansky, A, Popma, J J, Buchbinder, M, Hirshfeld, Jr, J W

“…Previous in vitro and in vivo studies have suggested an association between thrombus-related events and type of contrast media. Low osmolar contrast agents…”
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Keeping the autopsy alive by Vlietstra, Ronald E.

“…The recent decline in autopsy rates has many causes and has been the subject of vigorous debate amongst clinicians, pathologists, and investigators. For…”
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Anomalous coronary arteries: location, degree of atherosclerosis and effect on survival—a report from the coronary artery surgery study by Click, Roger L., Holmes, David R., Vlietstra, Ronald E., Kosinski, Andrzej S., Kronmal, Richard A.

“…Limited information is available about clinical presentation, degree of atherosclerosis and effect on overall survival in a large series of patients with…”
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Optimal investigation of the elderly and very elderly patient with atrial fibrillation--what must be done? by Vlietstra, Ronald E

“…The investigation of atrial fibrillation should be tailored to match the needs of the patient. Those needs may differ between younger and older patients. While…”
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Initial Experience With Reuse of Coronary Angioplasty Catheters in the United States by Browne, Kevin F, Maldonado, Rey, Telatnik, Mary, Vlietstra, Ronald E, Brenner, Alan S

“…Objectives. We sought to evaluate the performance of angioplasty catheters, restored under a strict manufacturing process, in patients with coronary artery…”
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Comparison of complications during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty from 1977 to 1981 and from 1985 to 1986: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Registry by Holmes, David R, Holubkov, Richard, Vlietstra, Ronald E, Kelsey, Sheryl F, Reeder, Guy S, Dorros, Gerald, Williams, David O, Cowley, Michael J, Faxon, David P, Kent, Kenneth M, Bentivoglio, Lamberto G, Detre, Katherine

“…Because the effects of changing technology in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, increased operator experience and use of the procedure in…”
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Effect of external beam irradiation on neointimal hyperplasia after experimental coronary artery injury by Schwartz, Robert S., Koval, Thomas M., Edwards, William D., Camrud, Allan R., Bailey, Kent R., Browne, Kevin, Vlietstra, Ronald E., Holmes, David R.

“…Human coronary artery restenosis after percutaneous revascularization is a response to mechanical injury. Smooth muscle cell proliferation is a major component…”
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Differential histopathology of primary atherosclerotic and restenotic lesions in coronary arteries and saphenous vein bypass grafts: Analysis of tissue obtained from 73 patients by directional atherectomy by Garratt, Kirk N., Edwards, William D., Kaufmann, Urs P., Vlietstra, Ronald E., Holmes, David R.

“…Vascular tissue obtained using a directional percutaneous atherectomy device was examined microscopically. Tissue was obtained from coronary arteries without…”
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American College of Cardiology training statement on recommendations for the structure of an optimal adult interventional cardiology training program : A report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus documents by Hirshfeld, John W, Banas, John S, Cowley, Michael, Ellis, Stephen G, Faxon, David P, Jacobs, Alice K, Magorien, Raymond D, Oesterle, Stephen, Taubman, Mark, Vlietstra, Ronald E, Brundage, Bruce H, Dehmer, Gregory J, Ewy, Gordon A, Holmes, David R, Little, William C, Nocero, Michael A, Pepine, Carl J, Tommaso, Carl, Vogel, Robert, Forrester, James S, Douglas, Pamela S, Faxon, David P, Fisher, John D, Gregoratos, Gabriel, Hochman, Judith S, Hutter, Adolph M, Kaul, Sanjiv, O’Rourke, Robert A, Winters, William L, Weintraub, William S, Wolk, Michael J

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Restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA): A report from the PTCA registry of the national heart, lung, and blood institute by Holmes, David R., Vlietstra, Ronald E., Smith, Hugh C., Vetrovec, George W., Kent, Kenneth M., Cowley, Michael J., Faxon, David P., Gruentzig, Andreas R., Kelsey, Sheryl F., Detre, Katherine M., Van Raden, Mark J., Mock, Michael B.

“…The results of follow-up angiography in patients from 27 clinical centers enrolled in the PTCA Registry were analyzed to evaluate restenosis after PTCA. Of 665…”
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A randomized comparison of the nephrotoxicity of iopamidol and diatrizoate in high risk patients undergoing cardiac angiography by Taliercio, Charles P., Vlietstra, Ronald E., Ilstrup, Duane M., Burnett, John C., Menke, Kris K., Stensrud, Shauna L., Holmes, David R.

“…Three hundred seven high risk patients with renal impairment (serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl) were randomized in a double-blind manner to either iopamidol (a…”
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Choice of pacemakers in patients aged 75 years and older: ventricular pacing mode vs. dual-chamber pacing mode by Vlietstra, Ronald E, Jahangir, Arshad, Shen, Win K

“…Half of all pacemakers implanted in the United States are for patients aged 75 years and older. The expectations and needs of an older group are different from…”
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Restenosis after directional coronary atherectomy: Differences between primary atheromatoes and restenosls lesions and influence of subintimal tissue resection by Garratt, Kirk N., Holmes, David R., Bell, Malcolm R., Bresnahan, John F., Kaufmann, Urs P., Vlietstra, Ronald E., Edwards, William D.

“…Rates of restenosis were evaluated in 70 patients (74 lesions) after successful directional coronary atherectomy. The extent of vascular tissue resection was…”
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Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Survival of Patients With Angiographically Documented Coronary Artery Disease: Report From the CASS Registry by Vlietstra, Ronald E, Kronmal, Richard A, Oberman, Albert, Frye, Robert L, Killip, Thomas

“…Through a multicenter registry of patients in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study, we prospectively evaluated morbidity and mortality in 4,165 smokers with…”
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The Dotter retriever and pigtail catheter: efficacy in extraction of chronic transvenous pacemaker leads by Espinosa, R E, Hayes, D L, Vlietstra, R E, Osborn, M J, McGoon, M D

“…Several techniques exist for percutaneous extraction of chronic pacemaker leads. To establish the efficacy of the Dotter retriever and pigtail catheter, we…”
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