Takeshi Suzuki, MD, PhD

Adjunctive Use of Cutting Balloon After Rotational Atherectomy in a Young Adult with Probable Kawasaki Disease

08/01/2008

Case description. A 19-year-old man, who probably suffered from Kawasaki disease (KD) from 3 years of age, presented with acute myocardial infarction and was treated with direct plain old balloon angioplasty at another hospital. Emergency...

Case description. A 19-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Examination of Anti-Intima Hyperplastic Effect on Cilostazol-Eluting Stent in a Porcine Model

08/01/2008

Etsuo Tsuchikane , MD, PhD;

Takeshi Suzuki , MD, PhD;

Osamu Katoh , MD;

The advent of drug-eluting stents (DES) has brought about a revolutionary change in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Randomized clinical trials of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) have clearly demonstrated the agent’s efficacy in...

The advent of drug-eluting...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology