La importancia del diámetro luminal agudo en la determinación de la restenosis después de la aterectomía coronaria o

R E Kuntz1, R D Safian, J P Carrozza

  • 1Charles A. Dana Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Circulation
|December 1, 1992
PubMed
Resumen

El diámetro del lumen inmediatamente después del procedimiento, no el dispositivo específico utilizado, predice significativamente la restenosis coronaria después de la colocación de un stent de Palmaz-Schatz o una aterectomía direccional. Las ganancias agudas más grandes reducen la probabilidad de restenosis, manteniendo un beneficio neto.

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