Biomaterial Database

Restenosis following coronary angioplasty. 1990

K J Beatt, and P W Serruys

Academic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Charing Cross and Westminster Hospital, London, U.K.

The assessment of restenosis following angioplasty has become increasingly important in determining the clinical value of the procedure. Despite this there has been no uniformly accepted methodology for assessing the procedure and consequently the published results have often been misleading with little concensus. In this paper some of the irregularities are documented and practical ways for adapting methodology proposed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012008	Recurrence	The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.	Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D003251	Constriction, Pathologic	The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions.	Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D003327	Coronary Disease	An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.	Coronary Heart Disease,Coronary Diseases,Coronary Heart Diseases,Disease, Coronary,Disease, Coronary Heart,Diseases, Coronary,Diseases, Coronary Heart,Heart Disease, Coronary,Heart Diseases, Coronary
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000792	Angiography	Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium.	Arteriography,Angiogram,Angiograms,Angiographies,Arteriographies
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D015906	Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary	Dilation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply.	Angioplasty, Coronary Balloon,Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary,Coronary Angioplasty, Transluminal Balloon,Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty,Balloon Dilation, Coronary Artery,Transluminal Coronary Balloon Dilation,Angioplasties, Coronary Balloon,Balloon Angioplasties, Coronary,Balloon Angioplasty, Coronary,Coronary Balloon Angioplasties,Coronary Balloon Angioplasty
D017023	Coronary Angiography	Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium.	Angiography, Coronary,Angiographies, Coronary,Coronary Angiographies