Interlesion Dependence of the Risk for Restenosis in Patients With Coronary Stent Placement in Multiple Lesions

Abstract

This study demonstrates that there is a dependence of restenosis between coronary lesions in patients who undergo a multilesion intervention. The likelihood of restenosis for a lesion is higher when another companion lesion has also developed restenosis. Other, as yet unidentified patient factors may be the source of this intrapatient correlation of restenosis.