Time profile of percutaneous coronary interventions in calcified lesions

Stroke after percutaneous coronary interventions.

n this issue of the Journal, Dukkipati et al. (1) identified the ncidence, predictors, and outcomes of stroke in patients ndergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). troke occurred in hospital in 92 of 20,670 patients (0.3%) fter PCI, which is higher than the reported rates of 0.08% o 0.17% after diagnostic catheterization (2). The good news in this report is that brain injury hapened...

antiplatelet therapy in hemodialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions

conclusions this investigation might contribute to delineate the best treatment options for this high risk population. evidence acquisition we reviewed current evidences on the use of antiplatelet therapy in patients with esrd/hd undergoing pci, focusing on the efficacy and safety of specific agents and their indications for detailed clinical settings. results clinical setting in hd patients is...

Percutaneous coronary interventions in Europe 1992-2003.

AIMS The purpose of this registry is to collect data on trends in interventional cardiology within Europe. Special interest focuses on relative increases and ratios in newer revascularization approaches and its distribution in different regions in Europe. We report the data of the year 2003 and give an overview of the development of coronary interventions since 1992, when the first data collect...

Calcified Lesions

In 1988, the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Assessment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Procedures published a report regarding appropriate utilization of PTCA in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. In that report, moderate-to-heavy calcification (Type B characteristic) was considered an important risk factor for procedura...

Management of patients after percutaneous coronary interventions.