Effects of Patient Background and Treatment Strategy on Clinical Outcomes After Coronary Intervention for Calcified Nodule Lesions
Masatsugu Nozoe, Shinki Nishioka, Keiji Oi, Nobuhiro Suematsu, Toru Kubota
Abstract
Background:The presence of a calcified nodule (CN) is associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study clarified the optimal management of CNs by reassessing the PCI strategy in association with patient background characteristics and clinical outcomes.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineConventional PCIPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute coronary syndromeCardiologyHemodialysisInternal medicineRevascularizationAtherectomyStentRadiologySurgeryRisk factorMultivariate analysisLesionCoronary artery diseaseArteryTarget lesionAngioplastyPercutaneousCoronary vesselNodule (geology)Clinical significanceMortality rateCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques