title: "High-risk" percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with preventive intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation.
abstract: Between January 1987 and February 1988, 1,385 patients underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; 27 procedures were performed using prophylactic intraaortic balloon counterpulsation. Twenty-four patients had poor left ventricular function (EF less than 40%), and coronary dilatation was performed in arteries opposite to an occluded myocardial necrosis related vessel. In three patients of advanced age with distal stenoses and normal left ventricular function a multivessel dilatation was performed. Primary success rate was achieved in all patients. There were no deaths, myocardial infarctions or emergency bypass operations in the hospitalization period. During the follow-up (9 to 21 months) there were 2 deaths, 1 cardiac transplantation, and 6 restenosis with repeated dilatation. If revascularization is warranted, in high-risk patients, coronary angioplasty can be performed safely and successfully with protection by intraaortic balloon counterpulsation. However the long-term prognosis of these patients is complicated by the presence of other high-risk variables, such as advanced age or poor left ventricular function.
authors.affiliation: Centre Cardiologique du Nord, Saint-Denis, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Voudris
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Morice
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fajadet
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Royer
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D015908:Counterpulsation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*