Long-Term Follow-Up After Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Was Not Performed Based on Intravascular Ultrasound Findings
Abizaid A, Mintz G, Mehran R, Abizaid A, Lansky A, Pichard A, Satler L, Wu H, Pappas C, Kent K, Leon M. Long-Term Follow-Up After Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Was Not Performed Based on Intravascular Ultrasound Findings. Circulation 1999, 100: 256-261. PMID: 10411849, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.100.3.256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum lumen areaIntravascular ultrasound findingsOnly independent predictorLumen areaIVUS minimum lumen areaEvent ratesDiabetes mellitusIndependent predictorsUltrasound findingsIVUS parametersArea stenosisLumen diameterPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyLesion lumen areaNative artery lesionsTarget lesion revascularizationTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary artery stenosisMinimum lumen diameterLow event ratesArtery lesionsCardiac deathCoronary angioplastyArtery stenosisPlaque burden