Effect of intracoronary stenting on intimal dissection after balloon angioplasty: Results of quantitative and qualitative coronary analysis
Fischman D, Savage M, Leon M, Schatz R, Ellis S, Cleman M, Teirstein P, Walker C, Bailey S, Hirshfeld J, Goldberg S. Effect of intracoronary stenting on intimal dissection after balloon angioplasty: Results of quantitative and qualitative coronary analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1991, 18: 1445-1451. PMID: 1939944, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(91)90673-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual luminal stenosisIntimal dissectionBalloon angioplastyIntracoronary stentingAngiographic appearanceStent implantationLuminal stenosisGrade 0Simple dissectionMean diameter stenosisComplex dissectionConventional balloon angioplastyPalmaz-Schatz stentsQuantitative coronary analysisConventional angioplastyConsecutive patientsCoronary angiographyIntimal disruptionDiameter stenosisDissection gradeAngioplastyGrade 2Grade 1StenosisDissection