title: Treatment of angina pectoris by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
abstract: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was performed on 12 patients with angina pectoris. PTCA reduced the percentage of stenosis of the coronary artery from 75.6 +/- 10.1 (means +/- SD) to 32.6 +/- 19.5. In addition, anginal attacks per week was reduced from 8.4 +/- 3.2 to 2.5 +/- 0.7. No life-threatening complications were produced by PTCA. The results indicates the effectiveness of PTCA as a treatment for angina pectoris.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004298:Dopamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001285:Atropine; D004298:Dopamine