title: Neurological complications following percutaneous coronary interventions (a report from the 2000-2001 New York State Angioplasty Registry).
abstract: Stroke is 1 of the most devastating complications associated with percutaneous coronary intervention. The present study used the combined 2000 to 2001 New York State Angioplasty Registry to compare the clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients with and without stroke after percutaneous coronary intervention. Of the 76,903 patients who underwent angioplasty, 140 (0.18%) experienced stroke. Multivariate regression analysis revealed age, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor use, acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure on admission, history of carotid disease, chronic renal disease, and placement of an intra-aortic balloon pump as independent predictors for stroke complicating percutaneous coronary intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. scwong@med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: S Chiu
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Minutello
authors.forename: Mun K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology