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Relation of coronary angioscopic findings at coronary angioplasty to angiographic restenosis.
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PMID:  7586347     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Discordant results have been reported regarding morphological predictors of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). These discrepancies may be related to the limitations of angiography in the study of plaque morphology. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 117 consecutive patients who underwent successful PTCA and who underwent coronary angioscopy before and immediately after the procedure. Angiographic follow-up was performed in 99 (85%) patients. We analyzed the relationship between angioscopic variables at the time of PTCA and the occurrence of restenosis assessed by quantitative coronary angiography. Plaque shape and color had no effect on late loss in luminal diameter (late loss: smooth lesions, 0.55 +/- 0.68 mm; complex lesions, 0.76 +/- 0.60 mm; white plaques, 0.51 +/- 0.56 mm; yellow plaques, 0.65 +/- 0.72 mm; P = NS). An angioscopic protruding thrombus at the PTCA site was associated with significantly greater loss in luminal diameter (late loss: no thrombus, 0.47 +/- 0.54 mm; lining thrombus, 0.59 +/- 0.67 mm; protruding thrombus, 1.07 +/- 0.77 mm; P < .05). Dissection assessed by angioscopy immediately after PTCA had no effect on late loss in luminal diameter (late loss: no dissection, 0.60 +/- 0.60 mm; simple dissection, 0.82 +/- 0.75 mm; complex dissection, 0.57 +/- 0.80 mm; P = NS). CONCLUSIONS: These results show that coronary angioscopy may be helpful in predicting the risk of restenosis after PTCA. The high rate of angiographic recurrence observed when PTCA is performed at thrombus-containing lesions supports a role for thrombus in the process of luminal renarrowing after PTCA.
Authors:
C Bauters; J M Lablanche; E P McFadden; M Hamon; M E Bertrand
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  92     ISSN:  0009-7322     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  1995 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-12-20     Completed Date:  1995-12-20     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2473-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Service de Cardiologie B et Hémodynamique, Hôpital Cardiologique, Lille, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary / adverse effects*
Angioscopy
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / diagnosis*,  therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Recurrence
Risk Factors

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