Skip to main content

Table 2 Definitions

From: Covered stents versus Bare-metal stents in chronic atherosclerotic Gastrointestinal Ischemia (CoBaGI): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

 

Definition

Restenosis

> 50% intra-stent stenosis regardless whether the patient had clinical symptoms

Symptom recurrence

Occurrence of presenting symptoms regardless of stent patency

Re-intervention

Intervention due to symptom occurrence in the presence of > 50% intra-stent stenosis, either a reimplantation of stent, or a surgical procedure