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Review
. 2001 Jul;86(1):104-12.
doi: 10.1136/heart.86.1.104.

Role of stenting in coronary revascularisation

A H Gershlick  1
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Review

Role of stenting in coronary revascularisation

A H Gershlick. Heart. 2001 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Trials of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) versus coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. When angioplasty alone is used, the need for intervention during the first year is much greater than for surgical patients.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Stents improve outcome by improving the acute gain and by reducing recoil and negative remodelling, although tissue growth is not affected and may even be greater with stents than balloon angioplasty. Even so, the eventual lumen diameter is still larger after stenting (A2 > A1).
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Residual problems with stenting relate to in-stent restenosis requiring repeat angioplasty (RePTCA) or bypass surgery (CABG). CVA, cerebrovascular accident; AMI, acute myocardial infarction.
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