title: Percutaneous revascularization strategies in small-vessel disease.
abstract: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of small coronary vessels represents a real challenge for myocardial revascularization because of the high risk of stent-restenosis and increased risk of adverse clinical events. Moreover, small coronary arteries supply small myocardial territories therefore questioning the clinical significance of small-vessel stenoses. The definition of small-vessel disease and PCI-strategies used are very heterogeneous across studies. The present review will focus on percutaneous coronary revascularization in patients with small vessel coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular center Aalst, OLV hospital, Aalst, Belgium; Department of cardiology, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, 75005 Paris, France; Inserm U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center PARCC, 75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: etiennepuymirat@yahoo.fr.
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authors.lastname: Puymirat
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular center Aalst, OLV hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
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authors.lastname: Barbato
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009929:Organ Size; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
keywords: Bare-metal stents; Drug-eluting stents; Fractional flow reserve; Mesure de la réserve coronaire; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Petits vaisseaux coronaires; Revascularisation percutanée; Small coronary arteries; Stent actif; Stent non actif