scholarly journals Does cardiac rehabilitation improve quality of life for a man with coronary artery disease who received percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with insertion of a stent?

2006 ◽  
Vol 86 (12) ◽  
pp. 1703-1710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng-Yueh Chien ◽  
Mei-Wun Tsai ◽  
Ying-Tai Wu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Angioplasty ◽  
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty ◽  
Percutaneous Transluminal

PTCA in elderly patients: hospital events

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA McGrath ◽  
GI Peet ◽  
JG Franke ◽  
RR Mildenberger ◽  
JE Morch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Coronary Angioplasty ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty ◽  
Percutaneous Transluminal

BACKGROUND: Medical treatment of the elderly is changing to include the aggressive management of coronary artery disease with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to review major hospital events of patients aged 70 years or more, who underwent a first percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. METHODS: A retrospective medical record review was done of 246 consecutive patients of 70 years or more, from January 1985 to December 1988, at a tertiary care community hospital. Adverse events and the factors that influenced outcome were identified. RESULTS: Of 246 patients (age range, 70-85 years, mean = 73.6), 19 died, 4 had a cerebral vascular accident, 11 had a transfusion and 11 underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. Sixteen patients had acute vessel closure and 8 died. Twenty-five patients had one event and 21 patients had more than one. DISCUSSION: The event rate after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in the elderly is high. CONCLUSIONS: Knowledge of the factors that influence adverse events (diagnostic category, success of procedure, degree of coronary artery disease and age) will assist the critical care team to plan and implement appropriate care.

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