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Delayed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty after acute myocardial infarction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9578344     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The value of delayed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (> 12 h from admission or after thrombolytic therapy) following acute myocardial infarction is controversial. We compared the short- and long-term prognosis of 1940 consecutive patients after acute myocardial infarction, of whom 188 underwent delayed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Delayed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty was more frequently done in patients treated with thrombolysis (12%) than among patients excluded from thrombolytic therapy (8%; P=0.005). Patients in the delayed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty group were younger, included more men and smokers and had less in-hospital complications in comparison to patients who did not undergo delayed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The crude 30-day and 1-year mortality rates were 3 and 6% among patients who underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty vs. 14 and 21% (P<0.01 for each) among those without percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, respectively. After multivariate analysis adjusted for confounding factors, delayed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty was associated with 65 (RR=0.35; 90% CI 0.14-0.88) and 50% (RR=0.50; 90% CI 0.27-0.92) mortality risk reduction after 30 days and 1 year, respectively. In conclusion, delayed percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty applied to selected post-myocardial infarction patients upon clinical indication is safe and beneficial for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the community.
Authors:
A Caspi; S Gottlieb; S Behar
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of cardiology     Volume:  63     ISSN:  0167-5273     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  1998 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-07-01     Completed Date:  1998-07-01     Revised Date:  2006-07-12    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8200291     Medline TA:  Int J Cardiol     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  199-204     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy,  mortality,  therapy*
Odds Ratio
Survival Rate
Thrombolytic Therapy
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

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