Angiographic outcome in multivessel disease (GABI II study) using new coronary device interventions and comparison with GABI I trial results.
Percutaneous coronary interventions using stents were investigated in patients with multivessel disease. Acute and long-term results were compared with those of the German Angioplasty Bypass Surgery Investigation trial in a prospective multicenter study. The study included 134 patients in whom 277 lesions were treated. Angiographic success and procedural success were achieved in 268 of 277 lesions (97%) and 118 of 134 patients (88%), respectively. Control angiography performed in 90 of 118 eligible patients (76%) exhibited restenosis in 43 of 182 lesions (24%). Multivariate regression analysis found that a diffuse lesion, the lesion and stent length, and the final luminal diameter were predictive for restenosis. Thus, immediate and long-term results of multivessel coronary intervention utilizing stents were improved compared to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of multivessel lesions. However, there is still need for improvement of long-term results, especially in particular lesion subgroups.
German Clinic for Diagnostic, Wiesbaden, Germany. dietz.kardio@dkd-wiesbaden.de
Ulrich
U
Dietz
Stephan
S
Baldus
Hans-Jürgen
HJ
Rupprecht
Robert
R
Küchler
Jürgen
J
vom Dahl
Okan
O
Ekinci
Christian
C
Hamm
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome