title: [Catheter dilatation of coronary vessel stenosis (transluminal coronary angioplasty) Technic, risks, early and late results].
abstract: Between October 1977 and June 1982 a total of 300 transluminal angioplasty procedures were performed in Frankfurt. 75% were single vessel, 16% double vessel and 9% triple vessel disease. The approached stenosis was located in the LAD in 69%, the RCA in 20%, RCX in 4%, ACB in 4% and LM in 3%. Emergency surgery was carried out in 4.0%. One female patient died after surgery (0.3%). Two patients experienced a transmural myocardial infarction (0.7%). On average a widening of the approached stenosis from 80-40% was achieved. Success rate (less than or equal to 20% widening) rose from 59% in the first fifty patients to 76% in the last series. Good long-term results were achieved in 87% of the successful procedures.
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Katheterdilatation von Kranzgefässstenosen (transluminale koronare Angioplastie).