Beneficial effect of rotational atherectomy with low platform speed on late outcomes.
BACKGROUND
Modification of rotational atherectomy (RA) procedures might be expected to alter restenosis rates.


RESULTS
From June 1998 (period 2), platform speed was decreased to 150,000-160,000 rpm from the 170,000-190,000 rpm performed from August 1997 to May 1998 (period 1). Patients for the two periods (period 1: 62 patients, 70 lesions; period 2: 85 patients, 91 lesions) demonstrated comparable clinical and angiographic baseline data, allowing immediate and late outcomes to be evaluated for comparison. Restenosis rates in periods 1 and 2 were 57.9% and 33.8%, respectively (P=0.01). Platform speed and lesion length were independent predictors of restenosis by multivariate logistic regression analysis.


CONCLUSIONS
RA with a low platform speed (150,000-160,000 rpm) can be performed with a high success rate and with a lower incidence of restenosis than with a high platform speed (170,000-190,000 rpm).
Uetani
Tadayuki
T
Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa, Nagoya, Japan. uetani@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Ishii
Hideki
H
Sakai
Shin-ichi
S
Watanabe
Junji
J
Kanashiro
Masaaki
M
Ichimiya
Satoshi
S
Murohara
Toyoaki
T
Matsubara
Tatsuaki
T
D000368:Aged; D017225:Atherectomy, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome