Makoto Hirose, MD

Case Report

Multiple Ulcerations in Plaque Behind Stent Struts Resulting in Late Stent Malapposition After Gamma Brachytherapy for In-Stent

08/01/2008

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Yoshio Kobayashi , MD;

Makoto Hirose , MD;

Intracoronary stents reduce restenosis compared with conventional balloon angioplasty.1,2 However, in-stent restenosis remains an important clinical problem.3,4 Recently, randomized trials have demonstrated that intracoronary vascular...

Intracoronary stents reduce...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Coronary Artery Spasm Associated with a Moderately Severe Atherosclerotic Stenosis in the Proximal LAD

08/01/2008

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Dale T. Ashby , MBBS, PhD;

Gerard Conditt , RCIS;

Makoto Hirose , MD;

Coronary artery spasm was first described by Prinzmetal in 19591 as a variant form of angina that occurred predominantly at rest and was usually associated with ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram (ECG). The angina and ST-segment...

Coronary artery spasm was first...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology