The Experience of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) on the 25 Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.
10.4070/kcj.1990.20.3.298
- Author:
Kun Joo RHEE
;
Suck Koo CHOI
;
Won Sang YOO
;
Soon Kyu SUH
;
In Suok CHOI
;
Jeong Euy PARK
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Coronary artery disease;
PTCA
- MeSH:
Angina, Stable;
Angina, Unstable;
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*;
Arteries;
Chest Pain;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Coronary Artery Disease*;
Coronary Vessels*;
Femoral Artery;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hematoma;
Humans;
Male;
Myocardial Infarction;
Spasm;
Ventricular Fibrillation
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1990;20(3):298-304
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PTCA has been widely applied in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease since 1977. The PTCA was performed on a total of 25 patients (19 men and 6 women) from Feburary 1988 to January 1990 at Inje University Baik Hospital. Their mean age was 51.4+/-10.1 years. The 20 patients had unstable angina, and 5 patients had stable angina. The 6 patients had a previous myocardial infarction. The 17 patients had one vessel disease, 6 patients had two vessel disease and 2 patients had three vessel disease. Primary success was achieved in 24 of 25 patients. The mean degree of stenosis was reduced from 80.7+/-2.9% to 16.2+/-3.3% (p<0.01). After PTCA, pain was relieved or subsided in all patients. In 6 patients, mild chest pain has reccured during the short term follow up. Repeat PTCA was performed in 2 of 6 patients successfully. Complications occurred in 3 patients ; coronary artery spasm, ventricular fibrillation and femoral artery hematoma in each patients.
