Current Role of Laser Angioplasty of Restenotic Coronary Stents

Autor: Beyhan Eryonucu, Önder Demirbaş, Oleg Calenici, Alexei V. Gaigukov, Ivan S. Timoshin, Sidorenko Ba, Alivahit Temamogullari, Niyazova-Karben Za, I V Pershukov, Ferit Akgül, Petrakova Ln, Sami Özgül, Karaus A, Talantbek Batyraliev, Dogru O, Peresypko Mk, Niyazi Güler, Hakan Sengul
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Angiology. 57:21-32
ISSN: 1940-1574
0003-3197
DOI: 10.1177/000331970605700104
Popis: Treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) with conventional percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) causes significant recurrent neointimal tissue growth in 30-85%. Therefore, laser ablation of intrastent neointimal hyperplasia before balloon dilation can be an attractive alternative. However, the long-term outcomes of such treatment have not been studied thoroughly enough. This prospective case-control study evaluated angiographic and clinical outcomes of PTCA alone and a combination of excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) and adjunct PTCA in 125 patients with ISR. ELCA was performed before balloon dilation in 67 patients, PTCA alone was performed in 58 patients. Basic demographic and clinical data were comparable in both groups. Lesions included in ELCA group were longer (17.1 ±9.9 vs 13.6 ±9.1 mm; p=0.034), more complex (36.5% type C stenoses vs 14.3%; p=0.006), and more frequently had reduced distal blood flow (TIMI
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