Influence of revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention on the life quality of elderly patients with multivessel coronary artery disease
- VernacularTitle:多支冠状动脉病变行完全血运重建对老年冠心病患者生活质量的影响
- Author:
Yong ZHONG
;
Shisen JIANG
;
Hua GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Coronary artery disease;
Multivessel coronary artery disease;
Stent;
Quality of life
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2003;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the influence of complete or incomplete revascularization on the life quality of elderly patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. Methods:The study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data and the quality of life assessment result in the elderly patients with multivessel coronary artery disease,who were over 60 years,underwent percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI) procedure from June 2003 to December 2004 in our center,and followed-up for 2 years with the 36 items short form health survey(SF-36).Results:All domains,except that for mental health,assessed by the SF-36 showed significantly higher scores after revascularization by PCI,and the scores in completely revascularized patients were higher than those in incompletely revascularized patients. Conclusion:PCI can significantly improve the quality of life and the improvement is better with complete than with incomplete revascularization.
