Nowadays, taking into account the number of elderly patients with sеveral associated diseases requiring percutaneous transluminal balloon coronary angioplasty (PTCA), the risk of the development of unwanted complications is also growing.
Olga A. Dmitrieva +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Diplopia After Coronary Revascularization
Percutaneous coronary intervention is a coronary revascularization procedure that may rarely result in thromboembolic events. Although infrequent, ophthalmological complications of percutaneous interventions include a wide range of clinical presentations,
Joana Braga +3 more
doaj +1 more source
A direct comparison of decision rules for early discharge of suspected acute coronary syndromes in the era of high sensitivity troponin [PDF]
Background: We tested the hypothesis that a single high sensitivity troponin at limits of detection (LOD HSTnT) (<5 ng/l) combined with a presentation non-ischaemic electrocardiogram is superior to low-risk Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events ...
Albouaini, Khaled +15 more
core +1 more source
Long-term outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of supervised exercise, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty or combined treatment for patients with intermittent claudication due to femoropopliteal disease [PDF]
Background: To compare the long-term outcomes of angioplasty (PTA), supervised exercise (SEP) and combined treatment (PTA+SEP) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC) due to femoropopliteal disease. Methods: Patients recruited to PTA, SEP and PTA+
Carradice, Daniel +6 more
core +3 more sources
Incidence, predictors, and management of acute coronary occlusion after coronary angioplasty [PDF]
Acute coronary occlusion occurs in 4.3% to 8.3% of patients during coronary angioplasty. Its occurrence is difficult to predict in an individual patient.
Feyter, P.J. (Pim) de +2 more
core +1 more source
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, first performed in man in 1977, has been used increasingly in selected patients with angina pectoris due to coronary atherosclerosis. Patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease in whom the stenosis is relatively proximal, noncalcified, discrete, and tapered rather than eccentric are the best ...
+7 more sources
SARS-CoV-2 triggered seizure complicated by fatal subdural hematoma under edoxaban and clopidogrel
SARS-CoV-2 associated coagulopathy may manifest as hypocoagulability with a propensity for bleeding. Here we report a COVID-19 patient with fatal subdural hematoma (SDH) shortly after thrombendarteriectomy (TEA), and anticoagulation together with anti ...
Josef Finsterer, Maria Korn
doaj +1 more source
Renal artery stenosis-when to screen, what to stent? [PDF]
Renal artery stensosis (RAS) continues to be a problem for clinicians, with no clear consensus on how to investigate and assess the clinical significance of stenotic lesions and manage the findings.
A Losito +80 more
core +4 more sources
No presente caso, relatamos a realização de angioplastia coronariana com implante de stent na artéria coronariana direita de paciente com quadro de angina instável de alto risco, portadora de artéria coronariana única com origem no seio coronariano ...
Hugo Alexandre Ross Yokoyama +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Restenosis, reocclusion and adverse cardiovascular events after successful balloon angioplasty of occluded versus nonoccluded coronary arteries: Results from the multicenter american research trial with cilazapril after angioplasty to prevent transluminal coronary obstruction and restenosis (MARCATOR) [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to compare the frequency of restenosis, reocclusion and adverse cardiovascular events after angioplasty of occluded versus nonoccluded coronary arteries.
Berger, P.B. (Peter) +7 more
core +1 more source

