title: Intracoronary stenting in the treatment of acute or threatened closure in angiographically small coronary arteries (< 3.0 mm) complicating percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
abstract: The effect of the Flex-Stent on immediate and long-term angiographic and clinical results for acute and threatened closure was evaluated in 42 consecutive patients with coronary arterial segments < 3.0 mm in diameter after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Forty-two consecutive patients were treated with Flex-Stent (2.0 or 2.5 mm) for acute or threatened closure complicating PTCA. Ten patients (24%) had acute closure and 32 (76%) had threatened closure with a residual luminal stenosis of > 50%. Successful stent deployment was achieved in 40 patients (95%) with a primary clinical success rate of 90% (freedom from myocardial infarction, coronary artery surgery, and death). In-hospital complications occurred in 5 patients (some patients fell into more than one category): 3 (7.1%) had coronary bypass surgery, 1 (2.4%) had acute stent thrombosis, 1 (2.4%) had subacute stent thrombosis, 2 (4.8%) had myocardial infarction, and 1 (2.4%) had dextran allergy. There was no hospital death. Clinical follow-up was complete at a mean of 14.8 +/- 7.6 months, and recurrence of angina was noted in 20 of 38 eligible patients (53%). Angiographic restenosis was found in 19 of 29 patients (66%) (76.3% of eligible patients) on follow-up angiography (mean 5.9 +/- 4.6 months). Fourteen patients (74%) underwent successful repeat PTCA at the stented site, 4 of 38 patients (11%) had bypass surgery. Intracoronary stenting in the treatment of acute or threatened closure in arteries < 3.0 mm is effective in improving the acute clinical outcome and is a viable nonsurgical alternative for this subset of patients.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Singapore General Hospital.
authors: C N
authors: CN
authors: Chan
authors: A T
authors: AT
authors: Tan
authors: T H
authors: TH
authors: Koh
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Koh
authors: K W
authors: KW
authors: Lau
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Gunawan
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Chakraborty
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ng
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects