Population
170 consecutive patients who underwent arterial dilatations of 234 arteries
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
acute (procedural)
Authors
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Female sex and long lesions associate with higher dissection risk; hypothesis-generating for tailored techniques pending prospective data.
Coronary dissection during balloon angioplasty is common, especially in women and with long lesions, but is mostly uncomplicated except for an increased risk of non-Q wave myocardial infarction.
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