title: Treatment options for coronary stent restenosis.
abstract: Treatment of in-stent restenosis with balloon angioplasty alone is adequate for focal lesions but is associated with a 50% recurrence rate for diffuse lesions. For diffuse in-stent restenosis, debulking with atherectomy or laser can significantly reduce the recurrence rate.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Massachusetts-Memorial, Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Dauerman
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D017073:Atherectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015607:Stents