Research Article

Reappraisal Value of a Modified Rotational Atherectomy Technique in Contemporary Coronary Angioplasty Era

Table 2

Early outcome and prognosis during follow-up.

CharacteristicsNo. of patients (%) or median (IQR)

Early outcome (in-hospital/30 days)
 MACE29 (2.5)
  In-hospital death6 (0.5)
  30-day death23 (2.0)
  TLR0 (0.0)
12-month follow-up
 Cumulative MACE240 (20.5)
  TLR120 (10.3)
  All-cause death64 (5.5)
  Cardiac death28 (2.4)
  Heart failure27 (2.3)
  Stent thrombosis1 (0.1)
 LVEF (%)66 (61–69)
 CAG302 (26.0)
 CTA441 (37.9)
  MLD (mm)0.83 (0.63–1.14)
  Late lumen loss (mm)1.63 (1.08–2.19)
  ISR (>50%)131 (11.3)
24-month follow-up
 Cumulative MACE, n (%)313 (26.8)
  TLR137 (12.5)
  All-cause death70 (6.0)
  Cardiac death36 (3.1)
  Heart failure69 (5.9)
  Stent thrombosis1 (0.1)
 LVEF (%)66 (61–70)
 CAG442 (40.2)
 CTA756 (68.8)
  MLD (mm)0.90 (0.75–1.35)
  Late lumen loss (mm)1.61 (1.36–2.19)
  ISR (>50%)173 (15.7)

CAG, coronary angiogram; CTA, computed tomographic angiography; ISR, in-stent restenosis; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MACE, major adverse cardiac events; MLD, minimal lumen diameter; TLR, target lesion revascularization.