Table 5 Cephalic Arch Restenosis Rates Over Time among Patients with an Index Stent and Subsequent Angioplasty

Any Stent Type at 1st Index Visit, and Any Angioplasty Type at 2nd Index or 3rd Index Visits

2nd to 3rd

3rd to 4th

Parameter

n = 410

n = 191

Median % Decrease in Lumen Diameter per Month (IQR)

18.7 (11.9–25.4)

18.4 (12.6–24.2)

Median Days between Encounters (IQR)

91 (68–119)

93 (70–121)

Any Stent Type at 1st Index Visit, and Standard Angioplasty at 2nd Index or 3rd Index Visits

2nd to 3rd

3rd to 4th

Parameter

n = 337

n = 155

Median % Decrease in Lumen Diameter per Month (IQR)

18.0 (11.6–25.1)

17.4 (12.3–23.3)

Median Days between Encounters (IQR)

93 (77–121)

98 (78–121)

Any Stent Type at 1st Index Visit, and High-Pressure Angioplasty at 2nd Index or 3rd Index Visits

2nd to 3rd

3rd to 4th

Parameter

n = 73

n = 36

Median % Decrease in Lumen Diameter per Month (IQR)

20.9 (15.4–26.9)

19.7 (14.4–29.4)

Median Days between Encounters (IQR)

91 (63–100)

91 (62–106)

Bare Metal Stent at 1st Index Visit, and Any Angioplasty Type at 2nd Index or 3rd Index Visits

2nd to 3rd

3rd to 4th

Parameter

n = 332

n = 149

Median % Decrease in Lumen Diameter per Month (IQR)

19.1 (12.5–25.4)

18.4 (13.3–24.2)

Median Days between Encounters (IQR)

91 (70–119)

93 (70–119)

Stent Graft at 1st Index Visit, and Any Angioplasty Type at 2nd Index or 3rd Index Visits

2nd to 3rd

3rd to 4th

Parameter

n = 76

n = 42

Median % Decrease in Lumen Diameter per Month (IQR)

16.1 (10.7–25.4)

17.6 (11.3–23.5)

Median Days between Encounters (IQR)

93 (68–133)

91 (72–126)