title: Clinical results and quality of life after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: a preliminary report.
abstract: To evaluate the effect of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) on quality of life, data on symptomatic status, functional capacity, life satisfaction, and psychological wellness were collected on 102 patients at 1 day pre-PTCA and 2 months post-PTCA, and on the first 50 of these patients at 10 months post-PTCA. There were highly significant changes (p < 0.001) in all quality of life measures between pre-PTCA and the 1st follow-up measurements. No further significant changes occurred in these measures between the 1st and 2nd follow-up measurements, indicating that the initial improvement in quality of life was sustained over this period. Data on primary success rate, complications, and pre- and post-PTCA risk factor scores are also reported.
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: McKenna
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: McEniery
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Aroney
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garrahy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holt
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Hossack
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000523:psychology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol