1.
Am J Cardiol
; 95(9): 1088-91, 2005 May 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15842978
RESUMO
In a registry analysis of 8,004 consecutive patients presenting for diagnostic catheterization at a single institution from 1990 to 2000, chronic total occlusion (CTO) was found in 52% of patients with significant (> or = 70% diameter stenosis) coronary artery disease. Peripheral vascular disease was the strongest clinical predictor of the presence of a CTO. In a multivariate analysis, CTO was the strongest predictor against the selection of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a treatment strategy, indicating that efforts to improve the success rate of PCI in CTO may have a significant impact on management of coronary disease.
Assuntos
Angioplastia Coronária com Balão , Ponte de Artéria Coronária , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/terapia , Estenose Coronária/diagnóstico , Estenose Coronária/terapia , Cateterismo Cardíaco , Doença Crônica , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/cirurgia , Estenose Coronária/cirurgia , Tomada de Decisões , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Razão de Chances , Sistema de Registros
2.
Am J Cardiol
; 91(8): 971-4, A4, 2003 Apr 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12686339