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Rupture of the arterial wall causes deflection in pressure time course during ex vivo balloon angioplasty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9286552     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A relation between restenosis and arterial lesions resulting from balloon angioplasty has been suggested in literature. Nevertheless, it is unclear to what extent angioplasty-induced arterial wall lesions contribute to the occurrence of restenosis. One problem is that arterial ruptures cannot be detected during balloon inflation. This study describes a method to detect ruptures in the arterial wall, based on deflections observable in the development of the balloon pressure. We performed ex vivo angioplasty with constant strain rate on 28 human femoral artery segments, showing deflections in 21 cases. In 20 cases wall rupture was confirmed histologically. From seven cases not showing deflections, four showed intact wall at microscopy. These figures result in a selectivity of the proposed method of 87 +/- 7% and a predictive value of the positive test of 95 +/- 5%. We conclude that this method can enhance detection of arterial rupture during ex vivo angioplasty and may become important clinically.
Authors:
J L Steenhuijsen; S R Vaartjes; C J Poortermans; M G Havenith; H B Boom
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis     Volume:  42     ISSN:  0098-6569     ISO Abbreviation:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Publication Date:  1997 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-10-23     Completed Date:  1997-10-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7508512     Medline TA:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  92-101     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, University Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Angioplasty, Balloon*
Cadaver
Constriction, Pathologic
Elasticity
Femoral Artery / pathology*
Humans
Predictive Value of Tests
Pressure
Recurrence
Rupture

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