Coronary collaterals and risk for restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: a meta-analysis
Meier P, Indermuehle A, Pitt B, Traupe T, de Marchi SF, Crake T, Knapp G, Lansky AJ, Seiler C. Coronary collaterals and risk for restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: a meta-analysis. BMC Medicine 2012, 10: 62. PMID: 22720974, PMCID: PMC3386894, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary collateral circulationCoronary artery diseaseRisk ratioCoronary interventionCollateral circulationGood collateralizationCoronary collateralsStable coronary artery diseaseGood coronary collateralizationSummary risk ratiosSubgroup of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionRisk of restenosisIntracoronary pressure measurementsRandom-effects modelPoor collateralsAngiographic restenosisPrimary endpointArtery diseaseCoronary collateralizationRisk stratificationResultsA totalMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysis