Background and purpose: Nowadays, percutaneous coronary interventions are found effective in increasing the longevity in patients with cardiovascular diseases. But evidence show that quality of life after this intervention is still lower than desired. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life in cardiovascular patients before and after coronary angioplasty. Materials and metho...

Background and purpose: Âim of this research is to study the effect of bridging collateral vessels (BÇVS) on the success of coronary angioplasty in patients with chronic total occlusion (ÇTÔ). Ïn coronary angioplasty of ÇTÔ cases, categorizing of lessions characteristics can be helpful in evaluation of success in angioplasty. There are controversies about the role of BÇVS in the rate of angio...

In the past, coronary artery bypass grafting was the treatment of choice for patients with symptomatic multi vessel coronary artery disease, but in recent years per cutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) accepted as an alternative approach to revascularization. To assess the initial success and in hospital results of coronary angioplasty of more than one lesion per procedure in pati...

Background & Aims: The aging of the population has caused an increase in the number of elderly people who receive treatment for cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of coronary artery disease is higher in the elderly, and on the other hand, complications after cardiac events are worse in the elderly. The most common cause of death in the elderly is cardiovascular disease. Rapid restoration of...

Abstract Background and purpose: Coronary artery disease is one of the major causes of death worldwide and analysis of survival data is important in these patients. The Cox model not only calculates the hazard function but also introduces other significant variables. Materials and methods: 128 patients referred to Mazandaran Heart Center from 2005 to 2007 and treated by angioplasty were fol...