title: [Care for the cardiopathy patient after percutaneous coronary intervention].
abstract: At present, new indications and frontiers of interventional cardiology led to percutaneous treatment of a wide spectrum of patients who require myocardial revascularization. The physician must understand the potential benefits, procedural characteristics, and risks of percutaneous coronary intervention. In this paper, we review general concepts concerning coronary angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hemodinamia y Cardiología Intervencionista, Centro Hospitalario La Concepción, 28230 Saltillo, Coahuila, México. CARDIO_IMAGEN@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carlos Felipe
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Barrera-Ramírez
authors.forename: Luis Ramón
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Pineda Pompa
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Guzmán
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D015607:Stents