| pubmed-article:8281682 | pubmed:abstractText | To be used optimally, new interventional devices (stent, lasers, atherectomy catheters) must be carefully evaluated in terms of optimal patient and lesion selection, technique of use, expected acute success and complications, and long-term results. Sources for that information include single-center and multicenter (single-device) reports, although randomized trials may then be performed to provide a more definitive picture of any clinical benefits. One interim option, however, consists of carefully collected registry data. The purpose of this article is to review data collected in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-funded New Approaches to Coronary Intervention (NACI) Registry and to compare them with existing reports. | lld:pubmed |
