Changing outcomes in percutaneous coronary interventions
| Autor: | Peter VerLee, Bruce D. Hettleman, John R. O’Meara, William A. Bradley, David J. Malenka, Thomas J. Ryan, Samuel J. Shubrooks, Paul D McGrath, Winthrop D Piper, Mirle A. Kellett, Gerald T. O'Connor, John F. Robb, Matthew W. Watkins, David E. Wennberg, Michael J. Hearne |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study Interventional cardiology business.industry Mortality rate medicine.medical_treatment Population medicine.disease Comorbidity Surgery Case mix index Angioplasty Emergency medicine Conventional PCI medicine Myocardial infarction business education Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 34(3):674-680 |
| ISSN: | 0735-1097 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00257-0 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate the changing outcomes of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) in recent years. BACKGROUND The field of interventional cardiology has seen considerable growth in recent years, both in the number of patients undergoing procedures and in the development of new technology. In view of recent changes, we evaluated the experience of a large, regional registry of PCIs and outcomes over time. METHODS Data were collected from 1990 to 1997 on 34,752 consecutive PCIs performed at all hospitals in Maine (two), New Hampshire (two) and Vermont (one) supporting these procedures, and one hospital in Massachusetts. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to control for case mix. Clinical success was defined as at least one lesion dilated to |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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