Kazuyuki Shirai, MD a, Alexandra J. Lansky, MD a, ⁎ , Gary S. Mintz, MD a, Costantino O. Costantini, MD a, Ecatarina Cristea, MD a, Martin Fahy, MSc a, Lynn Vandertie, MS e, Alan Yeung, MD c, Albert E. Raizner, MD d, Ron Waksman, MD b, Martin B. Leon, MD a
a Cardiovascular Research Foundation at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA
b Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division), Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
c Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
d Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
e Guidant Corporation, Santa Clara, California, USA This study was funded in part by unrestricted education grant from Guidant Corporation, Santa Clara, California.