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2524297

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
The use and practice patterns associated with coronary arteriography and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) have significantly changed since their initial application for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. From 1981 to 1986 at Emory University Hospital, there has been increased use of PTCA as the initial revascularization technique employed in patients undergoing their first known coronary arteriogram. This practice pattern has resulted in a dramatic increase in patient age and disease complexity in those currently referred for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Since 1980, PTCA success rates have improved and complications decreased due to operator experience and technical innovation. Long-term follow-up studies of patients initially treated with PTCA have documented excellent survival in those with single-vessel disease and milder forms of multiple-vessel disease. The application of PTCA as an initial revascularization strategy in patients with more diffuse and complex multiple-vessel disease is not known and awaits the results of ongoing prospective randomized trials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0009-7322
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
I19-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Coronary arteriography and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Changing patterns of use and results.
pubmed:affiliation
Andreas Gruentzig Cardiovascular Center, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta 30322.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article