A comparison of debulking versus dilatation of bifurcation coronary arterial narrowings (from the CAVEAT I Trial). Coronary Angioplasty Versus Excisional Atherectomy Trial-I.
We compared the effectiveness of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and directional coronary atherectomy for the management of bifurcation coronary lesions in 1,012 patients enrolled in the Coronary Angioplasty Versus Excisional Atherectomy Trial-I. Directional coronary atherectomy was associated with less angiographic residual stenosis, but with a higher rate of side-branch closure and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction.
Brener
S J
SJ
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
Leya
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Apperson-Hansen
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Cowley
M J
MJ
Califf
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RM
Topol
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D000368:Aged; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary; D002404:Catheterization; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome