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Factors Correlating with Restenosis after PTCA

Rüdiger BrenneckeJ. MeyerHans J. RupprechtRaimund Erbel

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyUnstable anginabusiness.industryLimitingResidual stenosismedicine.diseaseAnginaCoronary artery diseaseRestenosisInternal medicinemedicineCardiologyIn patientbusiness

description

Since its introduction in 1977 [7, 8], PTCA has been widely used in patients with coronary artery disease. Restenosis with recurrence of angina remains the major problem, limiting the long-term success after PTCA. Reported restenosis rates vary from 17% to 47% [9–19, 22–26]. In larger series [12, 15, 26] a restenosis rate of about 30% was constantly found, irrespective of the definition of restenosis in use.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1991-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85394-4_15