January 1, 1985Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
Selection of dilatation hardware for ptca‐1985
Key result
PTCA hardware review weighs intimal trauma against back-up support to guide individualized equipment selection.
Population
Patients undergoing coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports individualized PTCA device selection via trauma-support trade-off; leaves open relevance to modern PCI systems.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients undergoing coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
I
Intervention
Various PTCA dilatation hardware (catheters and wire technology)
The paper provides a historical review of PTCA dilatation hardware available in 1985, emphasizing individualized equipment selection based on a risk-benefit ratio of intimal trauma versus back-up support.
Cite This Study
Topol et al. (1985) conducted a review in Coronary angioplasty. PTCA dilatation hardware was evaluated. A review of PTCA dilatation systems introduces a risk-benefit ratio of intimal trauma versus back-up support to aid individualized equipment selection for coronary angioplasty.