Long-term analysis of conventional coronary balloon angioplasty and an initial "stent-like" result
The NHLBI PTCA registry
David R. Holmes, Jr., MD, FACC*,
Kevin E. Kip, MSPH
,
Wanlin Yeh, MS
,
Sheryl F. Kelsey, PhD
,
Katherine M. Detre, MD, DrPH, FACC
,
David O. Williams, FACC
for the Investigators of the NHLBI PTCA Registry
* Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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Figure 1 Percent of lesions undergoing target lesion revascularization by initial coronary angioplasty result (stent-like versus nonstent-like result). TLR = target lesion revascularization.
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Figure 2 Ten-year mortality rate by vessel disease (single versus multi-vessel) and initial coronary angioplasty result (stent-like versus nonstent-like result). SVD = single-vessel disease; MVD = multi-vessel disease; NSL = nonstent-like result; SL = stent-like result.
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