Stratification of the risk of thrombosis after intracoronary stenting for threatened or acute closure complicating coronary balloon angioplasty: a Cook registry study

Am Heart J. 1995 Jul;130(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(95)90228-7.

Abstract

This study was carried out to stratify the risk of stent thrombosis by using three predictors: stent size, poststenting residual dissection, and residual filling defect. In the multicenter clinical trial, 1318 patients had successful deployment of Gianturco-Roubin coronary stent for threatened and acute closure. The 714 (54.2%) patients having none of these risk factors were designated a low-risk group; 484 (36.6%) had one factor and were designated an intermediate-risk group; 120 (9.1%) had two or all three factors and were designated a high-risk group. The incidence of stent thrombosis was 5.6%, 9.4%, and 16.7% in the low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups; the difference among the three groups was highly significant (p < 0.0001). With these three predictors, the risk of stent thrombosis can be stratified. Avoiding the use of small stents (< 3.0 mm) and achieving optimal angiographic results after stenting for acute or threatened closure are useful strategies in reducing stent thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / statistics & numerical data
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Coronary Disease / therapy*
  • Coronary Thrombosis / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Registries / statistics & numerical data
  • Risk Factors
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Stents / statistics & numerical data
  • United States / epidemiology