Risk factors for the development of slow flow during rotational coronary atherectomy

S K Sharma; G Dangas; R Mehran; S Duvvuri; A Kini; T P Cocke; V Kakarala; A M Cohen; J D Marmur; J A Ambrose

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00325-1

Risk factors for the development of slow flow during rotational coronary atherectomy

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jul 15;80(2):219-22. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00325-1.

Authors

S K Sharma¹, G Dangas, R Mehran, S Duvvuri, A Kini, T P Cocke, V Kakarala, A M Cohen, J D Marmur, J A Ambrose

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA.

PMID: 9230167
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00325-1

Abstract

We investigated the clinical and angiographic risk profile of slow flow during rotational atherectomy. Lesion length, angina at rest, and use of beta blockers correlated independently with slow flow in the univariate as well as in the multivariate analysis.

MeSH terms

Aged
Atherectomy, Coronary / adverse effects*
Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
Coronary Circulation*
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Microcirculation
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Risk Factors