SIGNIFICANCE OF ANGIOGRAPHIC CORONARY DISSECTION AFTER CUTTING BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY

Authors
MARTI V MARTIN V GARCIA J GUITERAS P AUGE JM
Citation
V. Marti et al., SIGNIFICANCE OF ANGIOGRAPHIC CORONARY DISSECTION AFTER CUTTING BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY, The American journal of cardiology, 81(11), 1998, pp. 1349
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
81
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1998)81:11<1349:SOACDA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We studied 2 groups of patients with (n = 14) and without (n = 42) min or coronary dissections following cutting balloon angioplasty. Patient s with a minor dis section had a longer length of lesion, higher perce ntage of stenosis, and greater acute gain after angioplasty; at 6-mont h follow-up both groups had a similar net gain and restenosis rate, su ggesting that minor dissection after cutting balloon angioplasty has n o influence on restenosis.