Selected Publications

Schaar JA, Muller JE, Falk E, Virmani R, Fuster V, Serruys PW, Colombo A, Stefanadis C, Casscells W, Moreno PR, Maseri A, van der Steen AFW: Terminology for high-risk and vulnerable coronary artery plaques European Heart Journal 25 : 1-6,2004.

Laskey WK, Selzer F, Cohen H, Holmes D, Wilensky R, Williams D, Detre K: Temporal variation in fatal percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes: A report from the NHLBI Dynamic Registry Am Heart J 150 : 569,2005.

Hirshfeld JW, Wilensky RL: Drug eluting stents are here - now what? Implications for clinical practice and health care costs Cleveland Clinic Journal : 2004.

Naimark WA, Lepore JJ, Klugherz BD, Wang Z, Guy TS, Osman H, Moainie SL, Gorman RC, Gorman JH III, Palasis M, Parmacek MS, Wilensky RL.: Adenovirus-catheter compatibility increases gene expression. Hum Gene Ther 14 : 161-167,2003.

Mainigi SK, Goldberg LR, Sasseen BM, See VY, Wilensky RL.: Relative contributions of intimal hyperplasia and vascular remodeling in early cardiac transplant mediated coronary artery disease. Am J. Cardiol 91 : 293-296,2003.

Meneveau NF, Klugherz BD, Chaquor B, Golden M, Jouille MM, Macarak E, Weisz PB, Wilensky RL.: Separate and combined effects of local and continuous intravenous administration and beta-cyclodextrin tetradecasulfate on intimal hyperplasia after angioplasty in porcine coronary arteries. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Therapeut 8 : 53-60,2003.

See VY, DeNofrio D, Goldberg L, Chang G, Sasseen B, Kolansky DM, Pickering F, Kao A, Loh E, Wilensky RL.: Effect of atorvastatin on post-cardiac transplant increase in low-density lipoprotein and cholesterol levels reduces development of intimal hyperplasia and ameliorates progression of endothelial dysfunction. Am J Cardiol 92 : 11-15,2003.

Perlstein I, Connolly JM, Cui X, Song C, Quanyi Li, Jones PL, Lu Z, DeFelice S, Klugherz B, Wilensky R, Levy RJ.: DNA Delivery from an intravascular stent with a denatured collagen-polylactic-polyglycolic acid controlled release coating: mechanisms of enhanced transfection, in press Gene Therapy : 2003.

Kizer JR, Muttreja MR, Matthei WH, McConnell J, Nardone H, Sonel AF, Keane MG, Wilensky RL.: Role of cardiac troponin T in the long-term risk stratification of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, in press Eur Heart J : 2003.

Wilensky RL, Klugherz BD.: Coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. A Clinician’s guide to ambulatory diagnosis and treatment. Heart Failure : 131-148,2003.

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