Arterial remodelling after percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty

Y. Rozenman, C. Lotan, D. Gilon, M. Mosseri, D. Sapoznikov, S. Weiber, M. S. Gotsman*, L. E. Ford, Y. Kresh, E. Ritman, Y. Lanir, F. Kajiya

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Abstract

Atheromatous coronary artery disease progresses by atheroma accretion, plaque rupture and thrombus formation, with or without spontaneous fibrinolysis [1-3]. The natural history may be altered by modifying risk factors in an attempt to induce regression [4], or treated by mechanical means such as balloon angioplasty, directional coronary atherectomy or drills, or flow modulated by the insertion of an aorto coronary bypass graft with or without endarterectomy [5, 6]. Here we discuss the natural history of the atheromatous disease in a series of 355 patients who underwent at least one PTCA procedure and then underwent a second angiographic study to determine the changes in the dilated and nondilated arteries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-282
Number of pages6
JournalAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume346
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

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