title: [Intravascular ultrasound in determining the end point of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty].
abstract: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging was used to measure internal luminal area immediately after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in 83 patients (59 males, 24 females, mean age 63 +/- 12 years) with angina pectoris to determine the need for additional intervention. The effectiveness of these interventions to prevent restenosis was also studied. Thirty-five patients (42%) with insufficient dilatation revealed an internal luminal area less than 5 mm2 or luminal stenosis greater than 60% as evaluated by IVUS imaging following the procedure. The luminal area increased from 4.5 +/- 1.1 to 7.9 +/- 2.8 mm2 and the percentage luminal stenosis improved from 66 +/- 9% to 54 +/- 9% in patients who underwent further dilatation with a larger size balloon, longer dilatation time, directional coronary atherectomy, or stenting. The insufficient dilatation group exhibited hard plaque and calcification more frequently than in the other group (48 patients, 58%) in whom sufficient dilatation of the target lesion was achieved. The incidence of restenosis in the sufficient dilatation group was 25%, compared to 33% of the patients receiving additional treatment after IVUS imaging and 42% in the 192 patients who underwent PTCA without IVUS imaging. IVUS imaging is a useful method for evaluation of complex luminal morphology to decrease the incidence of restenosis and for determination of the end point and the extent of dilatation required.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Department, Osaka Nakatsu Saiseikai Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamao
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kotake
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokota
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D015607:Stents; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional