Preliminary clinical experience of cutting balloon coronary angioplasty / 中国介入心脏病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the safety, efficacy and short term results of cutting balloon (CB) coronary angioplasty Methods CB angioplasty was performed on 116 lesions in 102 patients (male 90%, age 57 5?11 2 years) Results The overall success rates of the primary cutting balloon angioplasty without predilatation were 94% Combined with small conventional balloon predilatation improves the procedural success rate to 97% 16 cases of in stent restenosis were also treated with CB successfully 72 lesions were treated with CB followed by stents insertion In 44 lesions treated with the CB alone, there was a marked reduction in the luminal stenosis from (80 9?11 6)% to (11 6?5 9)% One patient developed cardial tamponade 3 hours after CB angioplasty, which was resolved with pericardiocentesis One case developed severe dissection after CB angioplasty No abrupt coronary closure, emergency bypass surgery and acute myocardial infarction occurred 10 (9 8 %)patients experienced angina pectoris during 1 to 20 months (average 11 2 months) follow up, there were no further cardiac events in other patients 3 cases of angiographic restenosis were confirmed in 12 patients who underwent follow up angiography Conclusion CB angioplasty is a safe and efficient technique with a high success rate and satisfactory short term results: