Outcome with Multiles~on and Multivessel Coronary Angioplasty of 3 or More Sites

The longterm outcome of patients (pts) after unsuccessful (1’) but uncomplicat@d (no death. MI or emergency (:.411(i) I’TCA h:rs not been previously reported, and may be influenced b> thr presrnccl or absence of coronary c?‘)iiaterals. Acc!jrdin:;l.\ . WC assessed 3 )ear outcome after unrompllcated single Iesrcrl I’l’(!A III 10s (I tirtd XX . ' surcrssful (S) pts. Comp:irrtI I.1 b pl.5. r: pts were mort likelq to ha\t nrulti -vessel disf*ase (GOk ; s ;?J%. p<.Ol). prior Ml (44% vs 33953. pt.05). LV ejec:trotl fr:ic LI: II \o(l’k (24% vs 164. 1~C.05) and atcernptrd I’TCA of a total oc~Iusi(~ll (4%0 b’s 109r. r,;.O(~i ). I! pts itice also morF liht*lh. to urirkricl cur]) elt :IIL~ IiAbl; (19% \b ick. pi,0011 and L~a\t. alrvil:a rti hospit;r: d6chsrgc (Wk vs “PI. p;.(J(ll), Al 11 3’(\:if I\liiorL -II,). death (5% cs 4%) and Ml (6% bs 6%) rates PerC similiir (r=)\L:. for I; :rnd S pLs. I, pts rtBquir(bti mciro CA whereas repeal I”I’CA was more rommon p<.OOl). At 3 ye:rrh, 45% of II [bts afld 8 free (p=NS) In U pIs In uhom coronary collateral fina 11, t tad target leston was ldentifit!d on the pre-PTVA anRlol:r:unt; (n=67). Ml did no1 occur (Ok us 13?b in U $1.~ althout collaterals ln=4RI. p<.Ol)