title: Incidence, predictors, and consequences of coronary dissection following high-speed rotational atherectomy.
abstract: The incidence of dissection following rotational atherectomy was 12.8%. By multivariate analysis tortuosity, primary and non-type B lesions were correlated with an increased incidence of dissection. The procedural success rate was reduced in the presence of dissection (86% vs 96%; p = 0.0001) primarily because patients with dissection required coronary bypass more frequently than those without dissection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California Medical Center, San Diego 92103-8411, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buchbinder
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012421:Rupture; D016896:Treatment Outcome