title: Outcome following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty performed before 1990.
abstract: The goal of this follow-up study was to assess the long-term survival of all patients having undergone a first PTCA between 1981 and 1990 and to relate the outcome to the baseline clinical and angiographic state. Although PTCA has become a widely accepted therapeutic choice for revascularization, the authors lacked information on long-term outcome. Data was collected by questionnaire, the end points being a second PTCA, MI, CABG, death or any of these events. The survival curves were constructed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Multivariate analysis was performed by a Cox proportional hazards model. Complete follow-up data were collected for 1,071 patients for a mean period of 7.4 years (SEM +/- 1.98 months) with a range of 0 to 14 years. Mean age was 57 years. PTCA was successful in 85% of patients. In-hospital event rates were death 1.3%, MI 4.4%, and emergency CABG 2.9%. Overall survival at 14 years was 69% (SEM +/- 9.6%) and event-free survival was 47% (SEM +/- 5.8%). MI rate was 11%, CABG 15%, and 20% of patients underwent repeat PTCA. Presence of cardiovascular risk factors, poor left ventricular ejection fraction, and prior CABG were significantly associated with poorer event-free survival. The short-term observations are consistent with results reported by the other follow-up studies. In addition, the study found a total survival rate 14 years after a first PTCA of 69% and 47% of the cohort remained event free.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 17, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Samuel F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Mpyisi
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Santos-Eggimann
authors.forename: Jacobus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lubsen
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eeckhout
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Goy
authors.forename: Lukas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kappenberger
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires