Percutaneous coronary intervention without on-site cardiac surgery: the first one thousand patients

• Published in: Orvosi hetilap Vol. 146; no. 31; p. 1615
• Main Authors: Voith, László, Vecsey, Tibor, Major, László, Zsoldos, András, Nagybaczoni, Béla, Andrássy, Péter, Zámolyi, Károly, Tomcsańyi, Jańos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Hungarian
• Published: Hungary 31.07.2005
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Angina Pectoris - therapy; Angina, Unstable - therapy; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - mortality; Coronary Disease - mortality; Coronary Disease - pathology; Coronary Disease - physiopathology; Coronary Disease - therapy; Female; Heart Conduction System - physiopathology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Retrospective Studies; Stents; Treatment Outcome

At the two hospitals, first percutaneous coronary intervention was performed on 1031 patients (700 male and 331 female, average age 59.8 +/- 15.1 years) between July 2000 and June 2002. The indications were: stable effort angina 679 (65.8%), unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction...