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Directional atherectomy for treatment of restenosis within coronary stents: clinical, angiographic and histologic results.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Dec 1992
Strauss B H, Umans V A, van Suylen R J, de Feyter P J, Marco J, Robertson G C, Renkin J, Heyndrickx G, Vuzevski V D, Bosman F T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The safety and long-term results of directional coronary atherectomy in stented coronary arteries were determined. In addition, tissue studies were performed to characterize the development of restenosis. METHODS: Directional coronary atherectomy was performed in restenosed stents in nine patients (10 procedures) 82 to 1,179 days after stenting. The tissue was assessed for histologic features of...
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