The use of functional tests and planned coronary angiography after percutaneous coronary revascularization in clinical practice.Results from the AFTER multicenter study Pietro Mazzarotto, Christian Pristipino, Francesco Burzotta, Roberto Serdoz, Andrea Berni, Gennaro Sardella, Alessandro Danesi, Germano Di Sciascio, Leone Dino Zingales, Paolo Loschiavo, Alessandro Sciahbasi, Gaetano Gioffrè, Francesco Gemelli International Journal of Cardiology Volume 137, Issue 2, Pages 151-157 (October 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.038 Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Clinical, procedural and organizational characteristics versus use of testing after PCI: univariable (Panel A) and multivariable (Panel B) analyses. LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention, DES: drug eluting stent, FU: follow-up. International Journal of Cardiology 2009 137, 151-157DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.038) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Execution of testing in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients after PCI. Panel A: Stratification of the study population according to the occurrence of new symptoms and the risk profile. Panel B: Percentage of symptomatic, high-risk asymptomatic and low-risk asymptomatic patients undergoing testing over 12 months after PCI. ACS: acute coronary syndrome. International Journal of Cardiology 2009 137, 151-157DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.038) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Clinical, procedural and organizational characteristics versus use of testing after PCI among 247 high-risk asymptomatic patients: univariable (Panel A) and multivariable (Panel B) analyses. UA: unstable angina, SI: silent ischemia, PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention, FU: follow-up. International Journal of Cardiology 2009 137, 151-157DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.038) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions