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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
A coronary flow reserve (CFR) of 2.0 has been advocated as the endpoint for coronary intervention therapy. Experience shows, however, that CFR does indeed exceed 2.0 in many cases poststenting, while remaining below 2.0 in others. In this study, we assessed the clinical characteristics and IVUS findings of patients whose CFR remained below 2.0 after stent implantation, specifically 16 patients with CFR below 2.0 (22 lesions, 64 +/- 9 years, 4 female), and 102 patients with CFR above 2.0 (112 lesions, mean age 66 +/- 11 years, 22 female). Patient population comprised patients selected for retrospective study, but participants were selected on the basis of matching patient and lesion characteristics. The IVUS findings showed that incidence of calcified lesions and post-PTCA dissection of hard plaque were higher among patients with CFR < 2.0. Further, IVUS-obtained vascular measurements showed post-PTCA area stenosis to be 58.7 +/- 15.2% in the CFR < 2.0 group, and 45.3 +/- 12.5% among CFR > or = 2.0 patients (P < 0.05). These findings indicate that patients with diffuse calcified lesions or high post-PTCA % area stenosis, as determined by IVUS, are more likely to have lower CFR after stenting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1522-1946
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
420-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-9-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Intravascular ultrasound findings in patients with abnormal coronary flow reserve after stenting.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiology, Kawasaki Social Insurance Hospital, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article