[Comparative long-term outcomes of balloon angioplasty of uni- or multi-vessel lesions in coronary disease].

A study has been carried out on long-term results of transluminal balloon angioplasty (TLBAP) in case of mono- and multivascular lesion of coronary bed (CB). During long-term follow-up (16.3 +/- 3.8 months) a high survival rate was observed after treatment procedure both in mono- (97.1%) and multivascular (98.75%) lesion. However, patients with monovascular lesion had lesser probability of being subjected to additional revascularization procedure and greater probability of avoiding angina pectoris in long-term follow-up unlike patients with multivascular lesion of coronary arteries (85.7% vs 63.8%). At the same time a good angiographic angioplastic effect of dilated vessel remained in equal number of patients: 66.7% with monovascular lesion and 68.6% with multivascular lesion. Therefore, it is advantageous to use TLBAP both in mono- and multivascular CB lesion.