Results of directional coronary atherectomy in Northern New England. Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group

The American Journal of Cardiology
D J O'RourkeG T O'Connor

Abstract

The role of directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) in interventional cardiology remains uncertain. We report the Northern New England regional experience with DCA from 1991 to 1994. Data were collected on 11,178 patients having had an intervention on a single lesion in a single vessel (798 DCAs; 10,380 percutaneous transluminal angioplasties [PTCA]). The use of DCA increased from 1.8% of interventions in 1991 to 10% in 1994. Compared with PTCA, DCA patients were younger, more often men, had more 1-vessel disease and more coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). DCA was more often used in the left anterior descending artery, in vein grafts, for restenoses, for subtotal occlusions, and with type A lesions. Angiographic success (96.7%) and clinical success (93%) were good. Adverse events were rare: mortality 0.9%, emergent CABG 2.2%, nonfatal myocardial infarction 2.8%. After adjusting for case-mix, there was no difference between DCA and PTCA for in-hospital mortality (odds ratio [OR] = 1.03, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.44 to 2.43, p = 0.95) or need for emergent CABG (OR = 1.27, 95% CI 0.77 to 2.10, p = 0.34). Atherectomy patients were more likely to have a nonfatal myocardial infarction (OR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.26 to 3.20, p <0.01),...Continue Reading

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Dec 31, 2002·Journal of the American College of Cardiology·David J MalenkaUNKNOWN Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group

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