title: Angiographic restenosis in ephesos coronary stents: experience from a large medical center in Ankara, Turkey.
abstract: Coronary stent restenosis, which emerges in late periods after implantation, has not been completely abolished. Our aim was to investigate the restenosis rates of Ephesos coronary stents. In all, 96 patients (66 men) with 135 Ephesos coronary stents were included. Control angiograms were performed after 160 +/- 60 days. Quantitative coronary analysis was performed during the procedure and control angiogram. The stents were divided into 2 groups according to the presence or absence of restenosis. Groups were compared with clinical and angiographic variables. Restenosis was observed in 31 (23%) of 135 stents. Preprocedure percent diameter stenosis was higher (P = .02), whereas minimum lumen diameter ( P = .02), mean age (P < .001), and hypertension incidence ( P = .043) was less, and there was a trend toward smaller stent size ( P = .054) in the restenosis group. By multivariate analysis, age <50 years (P < .001) and stent size <3.0 mm (P = .016) were independent predictors of restenosis. Ephesos coronary stents seems to have acceptable restenosis rates.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, alitimaltin@ yahoo.com
authors.forename: Timucin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Altin
authors.forename: Berkten
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berkalp
authors.forename: Cagdas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdol
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akyurek
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sayin
authors.forename: Celal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kervancioglu
authors.forename: Dervis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oral
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey