Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for patients with unstable angina pectoris.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was successful in 91% of 76 patients with unstable angina pectoris refractory to pharmacological treatment. However, the rate of acute occlusion and reocclusion was rather high (95). Restenosis developed in 56.5% of successful cases after initial PTCA, and 29 patients underwent 2nd, and nine 3rd PTCA. Most refractory unstable angina can be controlled by PTCA, which may require repeating in some patients.
Hattori
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R
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
Yui
Y
Y
Aoyama
T
T
Morishita
H
H
Sakaguchi
K
K
Susawa
T
T
Tamaki
S
S
Takahashi
M
M
Shirotani
M
M
Uchizumi
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged