title: [Coronary angioplasty as the treatment in different myocardial ischemic syndromes: a report of 121 consecutive cases].
abstract: In 121 patients (93 males, mean age 53.9 years), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of 140 lesions was performed as treatment of symptomatic, single or multiple vessel disease, with the following clinical syndromes: stable angina pectoris (Group I) in 59 cases (48.8%), unstable angina (Group II) in 40 (33%), and angina or residual ischemia after thrombolysis for myocardial infarction (MI) (Group III) in 22 patients (18.2%). PTCA was successfully accomplished in 123 of 140 segments (87.8%), with a reduction in mean luminal stenosis from 87.3 +/- 13% (range 70-100) to 15 +/- 10% (range 0-30, p less than 0.00001). Successful results were obtained in 85.9% of patients (104/121) and they were 84.7%, 82.5% and 95.5% in Groups I, II and III, respectively. The procedure failed in 17 cases (14.0%), and within this group, 14 complications occurred (11.6%): 2 deaths (1.6%), 3 cases of MI, acute closure in 4, and emergency coronary bypass surgery in 5 patients. Late evaluation (6-8 months) revealed clinical and functional improvement in 71/98 patients (72.4%), and recurrent ischemic symptoms (no improvement) in 27 cases. Coronary angiography performed in 20, showed restenosis in 10, and progressive disease in 7 patients. In conclusion, PTCA is an effective therapeutic option in selected cases of symptomatic ischemic heart disease with suboptimal results to medical management alone.
authors.affiliation: División Médico-Quirúrgica I, Hospital de Especialidades N. 25, Centro Médico Nacional Monterrey, IMSS, N.L.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Treviño Treviño
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibarra Flores
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García Castillo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Palacios Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uribe Longoria
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cervantes
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de la Fuente Magallanes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Angioplastía coronaria como tratamiento de diversos síndromes de isquemia miocárdica: informe de 121 casos consecutivos.