Comparison of Long Term Clinical Outcomes, Event Free Survival Rates of Patients Undergoing Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) for Coronary Artery Disease in the United States and Turkey
| Autor: | Ozlem Soran, Bilal Çuğlan, Atilla Sengul, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Coşkun Ikizler, Elizabeth D. Kennard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Turkey medicine.medical_treatment Coronary Artery Disease Cohort Studies Angina Coronary artery disease Counterpulsation Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine medicine Humans Registries Survivors Myocardial infarction Aged business.industry Percutaneous coronary intervention Middle Aged medicine.disease United States Clinical trial Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiology Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Mace Follow-Up Studies Artery |
| Zdroj: | Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi-Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology. 40:323-330 |
| ISSN: | 1016-5169 |
| DOI: | 10.5543/tkda.2012.59144 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES This study assessed the long-term efficacy of EECP (Enhanced External Counterpulsation) in Turkish (TR) patients initially and compared these results with the United States (US) in a real world setting. STUDY DESIGN In this study, 2072 patients were treated and followed in the US and 82 patients were treated and followed in TR. The International EECP Patient Registry Phase I and II was initiated and coordinated at the University of Pittsburgh. The aim of the "registry" was to assess the outcomes of clinical trials in a real world setting. Another unique feature of this study was to enroll patients not only from university hospitals but also from private hospitals, educational hospitals, and treatment centers. RESULTS TR patients had less diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia than US patients (p |
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