title: Primary coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction excluded from thrombolysis: in-hospital and mid-term results.
abstract: The clinical, in-hospital and mid-term (14 +/- 12 months), results of primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PTCA) were investigated in 74 consecutive patients (pts) with acute myocardial infarction excluded from thrombolysis, of whom 9 pts with cardiogenic shock. In pts without cardiogenic shock at admission, the success rate of primary PTCA was high (92.3%) and the in-hospital mortality was low (3%). There were 89.2% asymptomatic pts during the in-hospital period. During the mid-term follow-up, pts without cardiogenic shock at admission had a mortality of only 4%, 66% of them remained asymptomatic, 24% developed angina pectoris and 6% had a new myocardial infarction. In pts with cardiogenic shock at admission to the hospital, the success rate of primary PTCA was of only 55.5% and the in-hospital mortality was high, 77.7%. In conclusion, primary PTCA in acute myocardial infarction excluded from thrombolysis is particularly useful in patients without cardiogenic shock.
authors.affiliation: Medical Clinic No. 1, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Olinic
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Desveaux
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Quillet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maillard
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Paemelaere
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pacouret
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Charbonnier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raynaud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome