Provisional stenting--stent-like balloon angioplasty: evidence to define the continuing role of balloon angioplasty for percutaneous coronary revascularization

Semin Interv Cardiol. 1996 Dec;1(4):269-73.

Abstract

To clarify the current role of balloon angioplasty in interventional cardiology, in an era of increasing development of new devices, especially stents, we performed a retrospective comparative evaluation within the well-known BENESTENT trial. We defined a balloon angioplasty result of diameter stenosis less than 30% by quantitative angiography a 'stent-like' result and compared 6-month angiographic and 1-year clinical outcome with patients undergoing Palmaz-Schatz stent implantation. Patients having a so-defined 'stent-like' result had similar angiographic and clinical outcomes to patients receiving a stent. It is concluded that achievement of a postangioplasty diameter stenosis less than 30% may be considered clinically equivalent to the average result of Palmaz-Schatz stent implantation.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Disease / surgery*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Prognosis
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Recurrence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Stents*