Primary coronary angioplasty in 9,434 patients during acute myocardial infarction: predictors of major in- hospital adverse events from 1996 to 2000 in Brazil

Autor: Mattos Luiz Alberto, Sousa Amanda G.M.R., Pinto Ibraim M. F., Campos Neto Cantídio de Moura, Labrunie André, Alves Cláudia Rodrigues, Saad Jamil
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, Vol 79, Iss 4, Pp 412-418 (2002)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0066-782X
1678-4170
Popis: OBJECTIVE: To verify the results after the performance of primary coronary angioplasty in Brazil in the last 4 years. METHODS: During the first 24 hours of acute myocardial infarction onset, 9,434 (12.2%) patients underwent primary PTCA. We analyzed the success and occurrence of major in-hospital events, comparing them over the 4-year period. RESULTS: Primary PTCA use increased compared with that of all percutaneous interventions (1996=10.6% vs. 2000=13.1%; p
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