Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for patients with unstable angina pectoris. |
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| Authors: | R Hattori Y Yui T Aoyama H Morishita K Sakaguchi T Susawa S Tamaki M Takahashi M Shirotani H Uchizumi |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan. |
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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was successful in 91% of 76 patients with unstable angina pectoris refractory to pharmacological treatment. However, the rate of acute occlusion and reocclusion was rather high (95). Restenosis developed in 56.5% of successful cases after initial PTCA, and 29 patients underwent 2nd, and nine 3rd PTCA. Most refractory unstable angina can be controlled by PTCA, which may require repeating in some patients. |
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