[Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarct. A report on 304 consecutive patients].
The purpose of this study is to describe a single-center experience in primary coronary angioplasty in 304 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction. Sixty-seven percent were men and 33% women, the mean age was 69 years. The time from onset to treatment was 3.5 hours, 14% had previous bypass surgery and 23% prior myocardial infarction, 11% arrived in cardiogenic shock. Coronary angiography showed multivessel disease in 56% of patients, 73% had TIMI 0-1 flow. Successful PTCA occurred in 95% and in hospital mortality was 6.5%. Primary coronary angioplasty is a successful reperfusion method in acute myocardial infarction and it is associated with low mortality even in high risk groups. The rates of success and major complications in this series are similar to other publications.
García y Otero
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Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital del Carmen, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
Frutos Rangel
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García García
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Fernández Valadez
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Zúñiga Sedano
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Orendain González
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Briseño Ramírez
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors