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3161734

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
Among 356 consecutive patients with successful TCA performed between October 1977 and June 1983 follow-up angiograms were performed in 333 patients (94%). A total of 439 follow-up angiograms at 1-48 (average 5.6) months after successful angioplasty were analysed. Restenosis rate was 12% if defined as remaining widening of less than 20% compared with the situation before angioplasty. It was 16% if defined as loss of at least half of the initial gain in luminal diameter, and 17% if defined as increase from immediate post-TCA-stenosis of much greater than 30% or the loss of at least half of the initial gain in luminal diameter. This value dropped to 15% if the subgroup of 30 patients with second TCA and of 14 patients with dilatation of an aortocoronary bypass stenosis were excluded; in both subgroups recurrence rate was higher (33% and 45%, respectively). The observed restenosis rate is less than 50% of that reported by the PTCA registry of the NHLBI. Several factors can possibly be responsible for the reduction in restenosis rate: selection of patients; technique of TCA; medical treatment during and after TCA; modification of risk factors, compliance of patients; unknown factors. Long-term medical treatment with acetyl salicylic acid, nitrates and calcium blockers in high doses is considered to be most probably responsible for the favourable results.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0195-668X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
276-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Recurrence rate after successful coronary angioplasty.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article