Publications by authors named "L Kostopoulos"
Background: Atherectomy use in treatment of femoropopliteal disease has significantly increased despite scant evidence of benefit to long-term clinical outcomes.
Aims: We investigated the clinical benefits of atherectomy over standard treatment for femoropopliteal interventions.
Methods: Using data from the Society of Vascular Surgery's Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) registry, we identified patients who underwent isolated femoropopliteal interventions for occlusive disease.
Purpose: Dual antiplatelet therapy is standard for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stents. Traditionally, patients swallow the loading dose of a P2Y12 inhibitor before or during PCI. Time to achieve adequate platelet inhibition after swallowing the loading dose varies significantly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of the study is to evaluate current trends and long-term durability of both drug-eluting stents (DES) and drug-coated balloons (DCB) in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Background: PAD affects more than 200 million people worldwide. Endovascular treatment of critical PAD has advanced in recent years.
Background: In a push to treat ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 90 min of door-to-balloon time, emergency cardiac catheterization laboratory activation protocols bypass routine clinical assessments, raising the possibility of more frequent catheterizations in patients with no culprit coronary lesion.
Objective: To determine the incidence, predictors, and prognosis of false-positive STEMI.
Methods: We followed a prospective cohort of patients diagnosed with STEMI by usual criteria receiving emergency cardiac catheterization with intention of primary PCI between January 2005 and December 2007 at a tertiary care center.