title: Quality of life after coronary stent implantation in Thai population.
abstract: Placement of a stent in the coronary has become common practice in Thailand for treatment of Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease. We evaluated the impact of such a practice on Life Quality in addition to symptomatic improvement by questionnaire interview using the Sickness Impact Profile format. 34 patients from 3 major cardiac centers in Bangkok were randomly selected to participate after having successful coronary stenting procedures. Quality of Life and Symptom of Angina improved dramatically after the index procedure and continued to improve at 6 weeks and 12 weeks evaluation time. We conclude that dilatation with stent implantation of coronary stenosis is beneficial in the Thai Population both in symptoms as well as Life Quality improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boonbaichaiyapruck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Polkanchanakorn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D015607:Stents / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D013997:Time Factors