title: Effects of long-term prednisone (> or =5 mg) use on outcomes and complications of percutaneous coronary intervention.
abstract: To assess the potential risk of long-term steroid use in the setting of coronary angioplasty, 114 patients of 12,883 consecutively treated patients who were on long-term steroids were compared with those not taking steroids. Steroid use was not associated with increased risk of composite major ischemia events but was associated with a threefold risk (p = 0.01) of major vascular complications and a three- to fourfold risk (p = 0.026) of coronary perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, F-25, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. elliss@ccf.org
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Terance
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Semenec
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lander
authors.forename: Irving
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Russell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Patrick L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Whitlow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone