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Treatment options for coronary stent restenosis
1Division of Cardiology, University of Massachusetts-Memorial, Medical Center, USA.
Comprehensive Therapy
|October 16, 1999
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.