title: Intracoronary stenting without intravascular ultrasound guidance followed by antiplatelet therapy with aspirin alone in selected patients.
abstract: One hundred selected patients with 103 lesions were treated with the deployment of 117 Palmaz-Schatz stents without the use of intravascular ultrasound, followed by antiplatelet therapy with aspirin alone. Angiographic and clinical follow-up revealed 2 stent thromboses; 3 stents required redilation, and 3 patients required intervention for disease progression elsewhere, suggesting that this approach can be applied effectively in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Gavaghan
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin