Periprocedural quantitative coronary angiography after Palmaz-Schatz stent implantation predicts the restenosis rate at six months
Results of a meta-analysis of the belgian netherlands stent study (BENESTENT) I, BENESTENT II pilot, BENESTENT II and MUSIC trials
Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD, FACCa,
I. Patrick Kay, MB, ChBa,
Clemens Disco, MSc*,
Niteen V. Deshpande, MD, DM, DNBa,
Pim J. de Feyter, MD, PhD, FACCa on behalf of the BENESTENT I BENESTENT II Pilot BENESTENT II and MUSIC Study Groups
a Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
* Cardialysis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Figure 1 Potential linear relation between MLD after the procedure and observed restenosis rate in the four trials.
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Figure 2 Observed and expected restenosis rate calculated using model II in the 10 patient groups on the basis of the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test.
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Figure 3 Three-dimensional bar diagram representing the reference chart. The lower the vessel size and the higher the DS after the procedure, the higher the expected restenosis rate.
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