Publications by authors named "Justin Haynie"
Background: Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) is effective for the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR), however, the effect of VBT clinical and angiographic outcomes of patients with ISR who have undergone orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) requires further study.
Methods: All OHT patients with ISR treated with VBT using the Novoste Beta-Cath System at Rush University Medical Center were identified, and the clinical and angiographic outcomes were evaluated.
Results: Four OHT patients with ISR who underwent VBT were identified.
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the clinical and angiographic profile of patients with extremely high coronary artery calcium scores (CACS; >or=1000) by electron beam computed tomography (EBCT).
Methods: All patients at Rush University Medical Center who had a calcium score >or=1000 and a coronary angiogram performed from 1997 to 2002 were identified using a prospectively collected database. The baseline demographics, symptom status, and degree of coronary stenosis by angiography and subsequent rate of coronary intervention were compared with that of patients with calcium scores <1000.
Background: Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) with Sr-90 using the Novoste Beta-Cath system has been shown to be an effective therapy for instent restenosis (ISR), but the temporal occurrence of cardiac events and the predictors of late complications require further investigation.
Methods: We analyzed the demographics, lesion characteristics and clinical outcomes of 138 consecutive patients with ISR treated with IRT from September 1998 to March 2002. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were defined as death, myocardial infarction (MI) or target vessel revascularization (TVR).