Open AccessEvaluating new devices. Acute (in-hospital) results from the New Approaches to Coronary Intervention Registry.
Author(s) -
Donald S. Baim,
K.M. Kent,
Spencer B. King,
Robert D. Safian,
Michael J. Cowley,
David R. Holmes,
Gary S. Roubin,
Dianne Gallup,
Ann R. Steenkiste,
Katherine M. Detre
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.89.1.471
Subject(s) - medicine , atherectomy , interim , stent , interim analysis , stenosis , target lesion , radiology , randomized controlled trial , surgery , clinical trial , angioplasty , percutaneous coronary intervention , restenosis , myocardial infarction , history , archaeology
To be used optimally, new interventional devices (stent, lasers, atherectomy catheters) must be carefully evaluated in terms of optimal patient and lesion selection, technique of use, expected acute success and complications, and long-term results. Sources for that information include single-center and multicenter (single-device) reports, although randomized trials may then be performed to provide a more definitive picture of any clinical benefits. One interim option, however, consists of carefully collected registry data. The purpose of this article is to review data collected in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-funded New Approaches to Coronary Intervention (NACI) Registry and to compare them with existing reports.
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