Can coronary flow parameters after stent placement predict restenosis?

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1995 Nov;36(3):278-80. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810360321.

Abstract

Intracoronary stent was used to treat a dissection resulting from balloon angioplasty. Coronary flow parameters measured with Doppler Flowire pre- and post-stenting suggested abnormal coronary flow even after stenting. The patient returned 4 months later with an instent restenosis. This case suggests the intriguing possibility of coronary flow parameters obtained immediately after new device angioplasty in predicting restenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / etiology
  • Aortic Dissection / therapy
  • Blood Flow Velocity
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Aneurysm / etiology
  • Coronary Aneurysm / therapy
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Circulation*
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / physiopathology
  • Coronary Disease / therapy
  • Coronary Vessels*
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*