Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy
Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Waksman R, Abizaid A, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Lansky A, Stone G, Leon M. Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy. Circulation 2000, 101: 2484-2489. PMID: 10831522, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.21.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyVolumetric IVUS analysisRotational atherectomyQuantitative coronary angiographicClinical resultsCoronary angiographicIVUS analysisLumen enlargementSimilar long-term clinical outcomesTarget lesion revascularization rateLong-term clinical outcomesSignificant between-group differencesIntimal hyperplasia volumeLesion revascularization rateLaser coronary angioplastyTreatment of diffuseIn-Stent RestenosisSimilar clinical resultsBetween-group differencesIntravascular ultrasound measurementsAdjunct PTCADiffuse ISRHospital complicationsAngiographic successRevascularization rates