Percutaneous coronary intervention. I: History and development

[...]the procedure was limited to patients with refractory angina, good left ventricular function, and a discrete, proximal, concentric, and non-calcific lesion in a single major coronary artery with no involvement of major side branches or angulations. [...]percutaneous transluminal coronary angiop...

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Published in:	BMJ Vol. 326; no. 7398; pp. 1080 - 1082
Main Author:	Grech, Ever D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 17-05-2003 British Medical Association BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Edition:	International edition
Subjects:	Angina pectoris Biological and medical sciences Cardiology Catheters Clinical Review Heart attacks Medical sciences Stents Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Human Treatment Infarct Surgery Treatment efficiency Myocardium Cardiovascular disease Technique Coronary heart disease Myocardial disease Percutaneous route
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Summary:	[...]the procedure was limited to patients with refractory angina, good left ventricular function, and a discrete, proximal, concentric, and non-calcific lesion in a single major coronary artery with no involvement of major side branches or angulations. [...]percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty can now be undertaken in about half of patients needing revascularisation (more in some countries), and it is also offered to high-risk patients for whom coronary artery bypass surgery may be considered too dangerous.
Bibliography:	ark:/67375/NVC-HB4VD7GC-R href:bmj-326-1080.pdf ArticleID:bmj.326.7398.1080 PMID:12750213 local:bmj;326/7398/1080 istex:0B1F1CEB03B472682F5C712FE5E09BA9F79642EE The ABC of interventional cardiology is edited by Ever D Grech and will be published as a book in summer 2003. The micrographs showing deep fissuring within a coronary artery wall atheroma and fragmented plaque tissue caused by coronary angioplasty were supplied by Kelly MacDonald, consultant histopathologist at St Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Canada. Competing interests: None declared.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.326.7398.1080