Teruo Okabe, MD

Case Report

Cutting Balloon for Bifurcation Lesions Jailed by NIR Stent

08/01/2008

With the increasing use of stents, sidebranch compromise after stent deployment in the parent vessel has been a matter of concern. In such bifurcation lesions, it is hard to obtain initial success. Moreover, they carry a high risk of...

With the increasing use of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of Plaque Rupture and Elevated C-Reactive Protein on Clinical Outcome in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: An In

09/15/2008

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Anh B. Bui , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Teruo Okabe , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Young Joon Hong , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Ruptured plaques are associated with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) that, in turn, are associated with a poor prognosis in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to...

ABSTRACT: Background. Ruptured...

09/15/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Five-Year Outcomes of Moderate or Ambiguous Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

12/01/2008

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Joseph Lindsay , MD;

Probol Roy , MD;

Daniel H. Steinberg , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Teruo Okabe , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Sung Yun Lee , MD, PhD;

Bongryeol Lee , MD;

Tina Pinto-Slottow , MD;

Kimberly A. Smith , BS;

Zhenyi Xue , MS;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

And the Intravascular Ultrasound Predictors of Events ABSTRACT: The long-term outcome of a moderately diseased left main coronary artery (LMCA) remains unknown. One hundred and fourteen patients who underwent angiographic and intravascular...

And the Intravascular Ultrasound...

12/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology