title: Long-term efficacy of triple-vessel angioplasty in patients with severe three-vessel coronary artery disease.
abstract: Between May 1982 and December 1988, a total of 103 patients underwent angioplasty of all three major coronary arteries at a single institution. Angiographic success was achieved in 334 of 352 vessels (95%) and in 441 of 460 lesions (96%). No patients required urgent bypass surgery, and none died during the procedure; six had non-Q wave infarctions. The mean length of follow-up time was 49 +/- 15 months (range 28 to 107 months). There have been 11 deaths, and one patient has undergone cardiac transplantation. Thirty-six patients had a clinical recurrence; 30 had repeat angioplasty and five had bypass surgery. Another nine patients eventually had bypass surgery after the clinical recurrence. At 48 months actuarial event-free rates are myocardial infarction, 98%; bypass surgery, 88%; and death, 89%. Of 86 current survivors, 58 are in functional class O to I, 21 are in class II, and seven are in class III.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: DiSciascio
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Vetrovec
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sabri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goudreau
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cowley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome