Percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians with refractory angina

Percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians with refractory angina.

METHODS All patients over 80 years of age undergoing PCI between January 1996 and December 1999 were identified from the catheterisation laboratory computer database. Baseline clinical characteristics, indications for coronary intervention, and procedural outcomes were obtained by retrospective review of hospital records. All patients received a heparin bolus (5000–10 000 IU), administration of...

Percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic stable angina.

Although the therapeutic advantage of percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndromes have been proved in numerous studies, its position in the treatment of stable angina remains a controversial issue. The results of the recent studies did not lead into definite answers for the proper treatment of chronic coronary artery disease. The identification of the patients that will benef...

Dynamic changes in purine catabolism in patients with acute coronary syndrome that underwent percutaneous coronary intervention

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are global problems. They are causes of death in about 43% of people worldwide and may become the most widespread reason of death by 2020. The prognosis is directly dependent to immediate diagnosis and on time treatment. Introduction of new biochemical markers as the early diagnosis of complications after coronary revascularization is very important in this p...

Coronary sinus intervention for the treatment of refractory angina pectoris

Percutaneous coronary intervention in single coronary artery in a patient with high-risk unstable angina.

In the present case, we report the performance of coronary angioplasty with stent implantation in the right coronary artery of a patient with high-risk unstable angina and single coronary artery originating from the right coronary sinus. The anterior descending and circumflex arteries originated separately from the proximal third of the right coronary artery. This is a rare coronary anomaly and...