Multivessel & Complex PTCA 1985-2001

TCTMD Expert Presentations  

TCT 2001 Abstracts

ESC 2001 Meeting Coverage  

TCTMD - The Great Debate Slide Sets

SoS Trial Finds Lower Event Rates for CABG
presented by Rodney Stables, MD
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Surgery On Top in MASS II
presented by Whady Hueb, MD
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CV Channnel - Cyberconference
Coronary Revascularization, Cardiac Surgery vs Angioplasty.
Don't miss this great debate between Dr Daniel Loisance, Cardiac Surgeon and Dr Didier Blanchard, Cardiologist animated by Dr Jean Pierre Bex. If you want to know more about this topic, please ask your questions to the experts !
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ERACI II - Stenting superior to coronary bypass surgery for multivessel disease
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2001; 37: 51-8
In this study, percutaneous tranluminal coronary revascularization (PTCR) with stenting was compared with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with multiple vessel coronary disease. At 30 days, 3.6% of the PTCR patients had experienced major adverse cardiac events, whereas 12.3% of the CABG patients had done so. Death at this time had occurred in 0.9% of the PTCR patients and 5.7% of the CABG patients.At a mean follow-up of 18.5 months,survival was 96.9% in the PTCR group and 92.5% in the CABG group. Requirement for revascularization was 16.8% in the PTCR group and 4.8% in the CABG group.  
  Comments at  http://cardiology.medscape.com/31951.rhtml?srcmp=card-010501 

ARTS - Comparison of coronary-artery bypass surgery and stenting for the treatment of multivessel disease
Serruys PW, et al.
N Engl J Med 2001;344:1117-24
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11297702 
Is Angioplasty With Stenting as Good as Coronary Bypass Surgery? The answer may be yes, based on this study of 1205 patients who were randomized to receive coronary bypass surgery or angioplasty with stenting. At 1 year, there was no difference in rates of death, stroke, or myocardial infarction between the 2 groups of patients. However, repeated revascularization was needed in the group of patients who had angioplasty with stents. The stenting approach was $2973 cheaper per patient at the end of the year.

Clinical and economic impact of diabetes mellitus on percutaneous and surgical treatment of multivessel coronary disease patients: insights from the Arterial Revascularization Therapy Study (ARTS) trial
Abizaid A, et al.
Circulation 2001;104:533-8
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11479249
Multivessel diabetic patients treated with stenting had a worse 1-year outcome than patients assigned to CABG or nondiabetics treated with stenting. The strategy of stenting was less costly than CABG, however, regardless of diabetic status.

AWESOME - The Angina With Extremely Serious Operative Mortality Evaluation. Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery for patients with medically refractory myocardial ischemia and risk factors for adverse outcomes with bypass: a multicenter, randomized trial
Morrison DA, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;38:143-9
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11451264 

<Commentary> 
Debate: PCI or CABG for multivessel disease?
Viewpoint: No clear winner in an unfair fight
Deepak L Bhatt, Eric J Topol
http://cvm.controlled-trials.com/content/2/6/260  

<Commentary> 
Debate: PCI vs CABG: 
A moving target, but we are gaining
David R Holmes Jr
http://cvm.controlled-trials.com/content/pdf/Cvm-2-6-263.pdf 

Initial experience with multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention during mechanical reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction
Roe MT, et al.
Am J Cardiol 2001;88:170-3, A6
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11448417 
Patients who underwent multivessel coronary intervention had a higher risk of adverse clinical outcomes through 6 months compared with matched controls in whom coronary intervention was limited to the infarct-related artery.

<Review> 
Multivessel coronary artery disease: current revascularization strategies
Patil CV, et al.
Eur Heart J 2001;22:1183-97
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11440491 

TCT 2000 Expert Presentation Slides 

Multivessel coronary stenting: predictors of early and late outcome
  Briguori C || Colombo A
  Ital Heart J 2000;1:420-5 
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=0010929743
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Multivessel coronary stent implantation with treatment of the LAD has a good acute and long-term outcome. The risk-benefit ratio must be assessed carefully for each patient, particularly taking into account the jeopardy score and the presence of diabetes mellitus.

Predictors of long-term clinical outcome in patients undergoing multiplevessel stenting for coronary artery disease
  Sheiban I || Colombo A.
  Ital Heart J 2000;1:480-6
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=0010933331
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Predictors of an adverse long- term outcome are the female gender and the presence of diabetes mellitus

EAST - Eight-year mortality in the Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial
 
King SB 3rd et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:1116-21
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=0010758949
Long-term survival is not significantly different between angioplasty and surgery, and late (three to eight year) revascularization procedures were infrequent. Patients without treated diabetes had similar survival in both groups

BARI - Seven-year outcome in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation by treatment and diabetic status
  The BARI Investigators
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:1122-9
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=0010758950
At seven years, there was a statistically significant survival advantage for patients randomized to CABG compared with PTCA. Among patients with treated diabetes mellitus, the benefit of CABG over PTCA seen at five years was more pronounced at seven years; among nondiabetic patients, there was essentially no treatment difference.

BARI - Projected long-term costs of coronary stenting in multivessel coronary disease based on the experience of the bypass angioplasty revascularization investigation
  Yock CA et al.
  Am Heart J 2000;140:556-64
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=0011011328 
A primary stenting strategy in patients with multivessel disease has higher projected long-term costs than CABG. In contrast, a provisional stenting strategy in multivessel disease has lower projected costs than either PTCA or CABG.

Multi-vessel coronary stenting - Procedural results and late clinical outcomes: a comparison with single-vessel stenting
  Kaul U et al.
  J Invasive Cardiol 2000;12:410-5
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=0010953105
The one-year clinical outcomes of multi-vessel stenting were similar to the results of single-vessel stenting. In this study, 384 consecutive patients treated with coronary stents in 2 (92% of patients) or 3 of the native coronary arteries were compared with 624 consecutive patients undergoing stenting in a single coronary artery between January 1, 1997 and January 31, 1999. During 1-year clinical follow-up, target lesion revascularization was 16% in multi-vessel and 14% in single-vessel stenting (p = 0.38) and repeat revascularization was also similar for both groups (19% vs. 20%; p = 0.73). There was no difference in death (0.8% vs. 1.3%; p = 0.31) and Q-wave MI (0.7% vs. 1.4%; p = 0. 16) in the 2 groups. Overall cardiac event-free survival was similar for both groups (76% vs. 78%; p = 0.54). 

Procedural results and intermediate clinical outcomes after multiple saphenous vein graft stenting
  Bhargava B et al.
  J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:389-97
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=0010676686
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Simultaneous stenting of multiple SVGs in carefully selected patients has similar in- hospital procedural success and major complications rates, as well as mid-term (18-month) clinical outcomes, as compared with single SVG stenting. Thus, multiple SVG interventions using stents may be a viable revascularization strategy for carefully selected patients and suitable lesions in multiple SVG disease.

Alternative approach to multivessel coronary disease with integrated coronary revascularization
Zenati M, et al.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;117:439-44; discussion 444-6.
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Procedural results and late clinical outcomes following multivessel coronary stenting
Kornowski R, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;33:420-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9973022

Is a strategy of intended incomplete percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty revascularization acceptable in nondiabetic patients who are candidates for coronary artery bypass graft surgery? The Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI)
Bourassa MG, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;33:1627-36.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=10334434

Intravascular ultrasound: state of the art and future directions
Yock PG, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1998;81:27E-32E.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9551592

Outcome of coronary bypass surgery versus coronary angioplasty in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease
Weintraub WS, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998;31:10-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9426011

Intravascular ultrasound evaluation of plaque distribution at curved coronary segments
Tsutsui H, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1998;81:977-81.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9576156

Complete and incomplete revascularization in multivessel PTCA: what is the clinical impact?
Stables RH, et al.
Eur Heart J 1998;19:7-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9503168

Enhancement of spatial orientation of intravascular ultrasound images with side holes in guiding catheters
Schwarzacher SP, et al.
Am Heart J 1998;135:1063-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9630112

Efficacy of coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty in small coronary arteries. Stent Restenosis Study (STRESS) Investigators
Savage MP, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998;31:307-11.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9462572

Multivessel balloon angioplasty should be abandoned in diabetic patients!
O'Neill WW.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998;31:20-2.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9426012

Relation between single tomographic intravascular ultrasound image parameters and intracoronary Doppler flow velocity in patients with intermediately severe coronary stenoses
Moses JW, et al.
Am Heart J 1998;135:988-94.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9630102

Interrelation of coronary angiographic reference lumen size and intravascular ultrasound target lesion calcium
Mintz GS, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1998;81:387-91.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9485124

Clinical outcome of patients undergoing multivessel coronary stent implantation
Mathew V, et al.
Int J Cardiol 1998;64:1-7.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9579810

Differential restenosis rate of individual coronary artery sites after multivessel angioplasty: implications for revascularization strategy. CABRI Investigators. Coronary Angioplasty versus Bypass Revascularisation Investigation
Kurbaan AS, et al.
Am Heart J 1998;135:703-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9539489

One-year outcomes of diabetic versus nondiabetic patients with non-Q- wave acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Gowda MS, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1998;81:1067-71.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9605043

Complex stenosis morphology predicts late reocclusion during follow-up after myocardial infarction in patients with patent infarct-related coronary arteries
Chen L, et al.
Am Heart J 1998;136:877-83.
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Long-term outcome of patients with incomplete vs complete revascularization after multivessel PTCA. A report from the NHLBI PTCA Registry
Bourassa MG, et al.
Eur Heart J 1998;19:103-11.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9503182

Clinical events following excimer laser angioplasty or balloon angioplasty for complex coronary lesions: subanalysis of a randomised trial
Appelman YE, et al.
Heart 1998;79:34-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9505916

Intravascular ultrasound assessment of the prevalence and causes of angiographic "haziness" following high-pressure coronary stenting
Ziada KM, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1997;80:116-21.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9230144

Use of intravascular ultrasound in evaluating repeated balloon rupture during coronary stenting
Zellner C, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1997;40:52-4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=8993816

Causes of failed angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction assessed by intravascular ultrasound
Werner GS, et al.
Am Heart J 1997;133:517-25.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9141373

Electrocardiogram-gated intravascular ultrasound image acquisition after coronary stent deployment facilitates on-line three-dimensional reconstruction and automated lumen quantification
von Birgelen C, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1997;30:436-43.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9247516

ECG-gated three-dimensional intravascular ultrasound: feasibility and reproducibility of the automated analysis of coronary lumen and atherosclerotic plaque dimensions in humans
von Birgelen C, et al.
Circulation 1997;96:2944-52.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9386161

Impaired compensatory coronary artery enlargement in atherosclerosis contributes to the development of coronary artery stenosis in diabetic patients. An in vivo intravascular ultrasound study
Vavuranakis M, et al.
Eur Heart J 1997;18:1090-4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9243141

Failure of intravascular ultrasound to predict dissection after balloon angioplasty by using plaque characteristics
van der Lugt A, et al.
Am Heart J 1997;134:1075-81.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9424068

Improved procedural results of coronary angioplasty with intravascular ultrasound-guided balloon sizing: the CLOUT Pilot Trial. Clinical Outcomes With Ultrasound Trial (CLOUT) Investigators
Stone GW, et al.
Circulation 1997;95:2044-52.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9133514

Vessel tearing at the edge of intracoronary stents detected with intravascular ultrasound imaging
Schwarzacher SP, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1997;40:152-5.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9047054

Randomized comparison of angioplasty of complex coronary lesions at a single center. Excimer Laser, Rotational Atherectomy, and Balloon Angioplasty Comparison (ERBAC) Study
Reifart N, et al.
Circulation 1997;96:91-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9236422

Arterial remodeling after balloon angioplasty of the coronary artery: an intravascular ultrasound study. PICTURE Investigators. PostTreatment IntraCoronary Transluminal Ultrasound Result Evaluation
Pasterkamp G, et al.
Am Heart J 1997;134:680-4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9351735

Pulsatile diameter change of coronary artery lumen estimated by intravascular ultrasound
Numao T, et al.
J Cardiol 1997;30:1-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9253689

Is intravascular ultrasound after coronary stenting a safe procedure? Three cases of stent damage attributable to ICUS in a tantalum coil stent
Nicosia A, et al.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1997;40:265-70.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9062719

Long-term angiographic and clinical outcome of patients undergoing multivessel coronary stenting
Moussa I, et al.
Circulation 1997;96:3873-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9403610

Coronary stenting after rotational atherectomy in calcified and complex lesions. Angiographic and clinical follow-up results
Moussa I, et al.
Circulation 1997;96:128-36.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9236427

Multivessel Palmaz-Schatz stenting: early results and one-year outcome
Laham RJ, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1997;30:180-5.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9207640

Angioplasty or surgery for multivessel coronary artery disease: comparison of eligible registry and randomized patients in the EAST trial and influence of treatment selection on outcomes. Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial Investigators
King SB, 3rd, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1997;79:1453-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9185632

Medical care costs and quality of life after randomization to coronary angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery. Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) Investigators
Hlatky MA, et al.
N Engl J Med 1997;336:92-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=8988886

Changes in immediate outcome of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in multivessel coronary artery disease in 1990 to 1991 versus 1994 to 1995
Danchin N, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1997;79:1389-91.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9165164

Five-year outcome after coronary angioplasty versus bypass surgery in multivessel coronary artery disease: results from the French Monocentric Study
Carrie D, et al.
Circulation 1997;96:II-1-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9386066

Five-year clinical and functional outcome comparing bypass surgery and angioplasty in patients with multivessel coronary disease. A multicenter randomized trial. Writing Group for the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) Investigators
Jama 1997;277:715-21.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=9042843

Effectiveness of revascularization in the Emory angioplasty versus surgery trial. A randomized comparison of coronary angioplasty with bypass surgery
Zhao XQ, et al.
Circulation 1996;93:1954-62.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=8640968

Comparison of coronary bypass surgery with angioplasty in patients with multivessel disease
Willerson JT.
Circulation 1996;94:1194.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=8822965

Angiographic follow-up results of a randomized study on angioplasty versus bypass surgery (GABI trial). GABI Study Group
Rupprecht HJ, et al.
Eur Heart J 1996;17:1192-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=8869860

Three-year follow-up of the Argentine Randomized Trial of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Multivessel Disease (ERACI)
Rodriguez A, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1996;27:1178-84.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=8609339

Use of coronary artery bypass surgical procedure and coronary angioplasty in treatment of coronary artery disease: changes during a 10-year period at Mayo Clinic Rochester
Harris WO, et al.
Mayo Clin Proc 1996;71:927-35.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=8820766

Contemporary practice of coronary revascularization in U.S. hospitals and hospitals participating in the bypass angioplasty revascularization investigation (BARI)
Detre KM, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1996;28:609-15.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=8772747

A review of randomized trials comparing coronary angioplasty and bypass grafting
Anderson WD, et al.
Curr Opin Cardiol 1996;11:583-90.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=8968672

Coronary anatomic and procedural characteristics of patients randomized to coronary angioplasty in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI)
Williams DO, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1995;75:27C-33C.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7892819

A comparison of the costs of and quality of life after coronary angioplasty or coronary surgery for multivessel coronary artery disease. Results from the Emory Angioplasty Versus Surgery Trial (EAST)
Weintraub WS, et al.
Circulation 1995;92:2831-40.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7586249

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty as a first revascularization procedure in single-, double- and triple-vessel coronary artery disease
Weintraub WS, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;26:142-51.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7797743

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty failures in patients with multivessel disease. Is there an increased risk?
Wang N, et al.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;110:214-21; discussion 221-3.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7609545

A meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing coronary artery bypass grafting with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in multivessel coronary artery disease
Sim I, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1995;76:1025-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7484855

Clinical and operative characteristics of patients randomized to coronary artery bypass surgery in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI)
Schaff HV, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1995;75:18C-26C.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7892818

Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI): baseline clinical and angiographic data
Rogers WJ, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1995;75:9C-17C.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7892823

Meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing coronary angioplasty with bypass surgery
Pocock SJ, et al.
Lancet 1995;346:1184-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7475657

Angioplasty of complex lesions in ischemic rest angina: results of the Thrombolysis and Angioplasty in Unstable Angina (TAUSA) trial
Mehran R, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;26:961-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7560624

Emory Angioplasty Versus Surgery Trial (EAST): design, recruitment, and baseline description of patients
King SB, 3rd, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1995;75:42C-59C.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7892822

Clinical outcome of deferring angioplasty in patients with normal translesional pressure-flow velocity measurements
Kern MJ, et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1995;25:178-87.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7798498

Initial functional and economic status of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease randomized in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI)
Hlatky MA, et al.
Am J Cardiol 1995;75:34C-41C.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&dopt=r&uid=7892821

Prospective case-control comparison of percutaneous transluminal coronary revascularization in patients with multivessel disease treated in 1986-1987 versus 1991: improved in-hospital and 12-month results. Multivessel Angioplasty Prognosis Study (MAPS) Group
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