title: [Excimer-laser angioplasty for the treatment of restenosis after Wiktor and Gianturco-Roubin stent placement. A new therapeutic alternative].
abstract: We report the use of excimer-laser angioplasty for the treatment of Wiktor and Gianturco-Roubin in-stent restenosis of in two patients. Case 1-a 48-year-old man presented unstable angina five months after Wiktor stent was deployed in right coronary artery. Cardiac catheterization revealed stenosis (95%) within the stent. Case 2-a 65-year-old man presented stable angina four months after Gianturco-Roubin stent was deployed in left anterior descending artery. Cardiac catheterization revealed stenosis (80%) within the stent. Excimer-laser angioplasty within the stent reduced the stenosis to 19% and 30%, respectively. The patients recovered and currently, six months post-procedure, are free of chest pain, and cardiac catheterization revealed stenosis to 30% and 35%, respectively, within the stent. Therefore, the procedure was an effective means of treating restenosis after coronary stent placement, and a prospective comparison of excimer-laser angioplasty and other management alternatives to in-stent restenosis is needed.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arie
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Morrone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Takimura
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017222:Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome