Open AccessAngiographically Documented Late Reocclusion After Successful Coronary Angioplasty of an Infarct-Related Lesion Is a Powerful Predictor of Long-Term Mortality
Author(s) -
Christophe Bauters,
M Delomez,
Éric Van Belle,
Eugène McFadden,
JeanMarc Lablanche,
Michel E. Bertrand
Publication year - 1999
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.99.17.2243
Subject(s) - medicine , timi , myocardial infarction , thrombolysis , cardiology , angioplasty , angiography , mortality rate , surgery
Late reocclusion of an infarct-related artery (IRA) that was patent in the early days after acute myocardial infarction (MI) is a frequent event; the reocclusion rate may be as high as 30%. Few studies have been designed to analyze the impact of late reocclusion of the IRA on late survival.
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