Treatment options for coronary stent restenosis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 1999 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Comprehensive Therapy, volume 25, pages 403-410 (issn: 0098-8243, eissn: 1559-1190,

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Authors: H L, Dauerman; D J, Cohen;

doi: 10.1007/bf02944291

pmid: 10520442

Treatment options for coronary stent restenosis

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Abstract

Treatment of in-stent restenosis with balloon angioplasty alone is adequate for focal lesions but is associated with a 50% recurrence rate for diffuse lesions. For diffuse in-stent restenosis, debulking with atherectomy or laser can significantly reduce the recurrence rate.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
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University of Massachusetts System
United States
University of Massachusetts Medical School
United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
United States

Keywords

Male, Clinical Trials as Topic, Atherectomy, Graft Occlusion, Vascular, Coronary Disease, Prognosis, Sensitivity and Specificity, Recurrence, Humans, Female, Stents, Laser Therapy, Angioplasty, Balloon

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