Vessel size and long-term outcome after coronary stent placement

The role of coronary stenting in the treatment of patients with small vessels is not well defined. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of vessel size on long-term clinical and angiographic outcome after coronary stent placement. The study comprised 2602 patients with successfu...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1998-11, Vol.98 (18), p.1875-1880
Main Authors: ELEZI, S, KASTRATI, A, NEUMANN, F.-J, HADAMITZKY, M, DIRSCHINGER, J, SCHÖMIG, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Biological and medical sciences
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease - therapy
Coronary Vessels - pathology
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Proportional Hazards Models
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Recurrence
Retreatment
Stents
Survival Analysis
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The role of coronary stenting in the treatment of patients with small vessels is not well defined. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of vessel size on long-term clinical and angiographic outcome after coronary stent placement. The study comprised 2602 patients with successful stent implantation for symptomatic coronary artery disease. Patients were subdivided into 3 equally sized groups (tertiles) according to vessel size, with respective ranges of 3.2 mm. Event-free survival at 1 year was 69.5% in the group with smaller vessels, 77.5% in the second group, and 81% in the group with larger vessels (P
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.cir.98.18.1875