title: [Relation between progression of atherosclerosis and the phenomenon of restenosis after coronary angioplasty].
abstract: The authors undertook a retrospective study of medium-term coronary angiographic controls of a group (Gr) of patients (pts) who had undergone coronary angioplasty for rapidly progressive lesions, to determine whether the rate of progression of a coronary stenosis before angioplasty affected the risk of restenosis. 89 pts underwent primary angioplasty with absence of restenosis at 6 months, but required another angioplasty for another lesion. Angiographic follow-up after the 2nd procedure was performed in 86 pts (96%). The coronary lesion dilated at the 2nd angioplasty procedure was analysed quantitatively with four measurements: one immediately before angioplasty, one after, one at the 6 months control, and finally, one measurement 6 months before the angioplasty during the procedure on the 1st site. Multivariate statistical analysis showed that the only predictive factor of post-angioplasty loss in the general population was the immediate gain (F = 11.82; p < 0.005). On the other hand, no correlation was found between progression of the lesion before angioplasty and loss. The rapidly progressive nature of the lesion was defined with a threshold of 0.4 mm, corresponding to the variability of the quantitative angiographic system. Analysis of the procedure parameters showed a lower inflation pressure in the Gr with rapidly progressive lesions (6.58 +/- 21 atm vs 7.63 +/- 1.96 atm; p < 0.05). The immediate gain was significantly greater in the rapidly progressive lesion Gr (0.82 +/- 0.34 vs 0.67 +/- 0.29 mm; p = 0.05). The loss at the 6 months control was identical in the two Gr (0.31 +/- 0.50 vs 0.31 +/- 0.42 mm; p < 0.05). The loss/gain ratio was also comparable (0.37 +/- 0.76 vs 0.45 +/- 0.52; p > 0.05). These results show that rapidly progressive atherosclerosis does not increase the risk of post-angioplasty restenosis.
authors: Service de cardiologie B, Hôpital cardiologique, Lille.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Passard
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Bauters
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Lablanche
authors: E
authors: E
authors: McFadden
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Hamon
authors: M E
authors: ME
authors: Bertrand
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment
vernacular_title: Relation entre la progression de l'athérosclérose et le phénomène de resténose après angioplastie coronaire.