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Use of vibrational angioplasty for the treatment of chronic total coronary occlusions: preliminary results.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10348577     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility and clinical safety of vibrational angioplasty in the treatment of chronic total coronary occlusions and evaluate the clinical and angiographic factors that are predictive of the procedural success and complications of the procedure. Seventy-eight patients with chronic total occlusions (>3 months) resistant to conventional techniques were treated by vibrational angioplasty using a variety of conventional guidewires. Lesions were successfully crossed in 67 (85.9%) cases and antegrade flow was achieved in 59 (75.5%). Major complications (myocardial infarction and tamponade) occurred in two (2.5%) patients, but no fatalities ensued. Angiographically detectable dissections were seen in 23 (29.5%) patients but only resulted in vessel compromise and reclosure in 5 cases. Multiple stepwise logistic regression analysis identified the duration (<6 months, P = 0.008) and the length of the occlusion (<15 mm, P = 0.03) as independent predictors of final success and the age of the patient (<55 years, P = 0.006) as the only independent predictor of procedural complications. Vibrational angioplasty is a safe technique useful in the treatment of chronic coronary occlusive disease. Patients in whom the procedure is likely to prove most successful may be easily identified by clinical and angiographic features (duration and length of occlusion).
Authors:
L K Michalis; M R Rees; J A Davis; E C Pappa; K K Naka; S Rokkas; N Agrios; S Loukas; J Goudevenos; D A Sideris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions     Volume:  46     ISSN:  1522-1946     ISO Abbreviation:  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv     Publication Date:  1999 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-07-01     Completed Date:  1999-07-01     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100884139     Medline TA:  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  98-104     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Angioplasty / methods*
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary
Chronic Disease
Coronary Disease / surgery*
Feasibility Studies
Female
Heart Catheterization / methods*
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Treatment Outcome
Vibration
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 1999 Jan;46(1):105-6   [PMID:  10348578 ]

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