Table 1:

Treatment characteristics

No. of stents deployed
    06
    1136
    210
Stent modalities
    Balloon-mounted, bare metal78
    Balloon-mounted, drug-eluting21
        Self-expanding47
        Total146
Anesthesia technique
    MAC36
    GETA106
Stent types
    AVE Series53
    Bx Velocity11
    Driver15
    Palmaz2
    Wingspan37
    Othera28
    Total146
Stent-designed indications
    Coronary95
    Neuro40
    Peripheral11
    Total146
Angiographic results
    MoriPretreatment stenosisPosttreatment stenosisSuccess
    A (n = 19)80.8%3.9%84.2%
    B (n = 73)80.2%7.8%89.0%
    C (n = 50)86.0%13.8%86.0%
  • Note:—MAC indicates monitors anesthesia care; GETA, general endotracheal anesthesia.

  • a Cypher, Enterprise, Herculink, Multi-Link, Neuroform, NIR Primo, Precise, Sprint, Taxus.