PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Simpfendorfer, Conrad
AU  - Dorosti, Khosrow
AU  - Franco, Irving
AU  - Hollman, Jay
AU  - Whitlow, Patrick
TI  - Risk factors for in-hospital mortality associated with coronary angioplasty
DP  - 1991 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 25--27
VI  - 58
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/58/1/25.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/58/1/25.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1991 Jan 01; 58
AB  - The clinical, angiographic, and procedural findings in 4 0 in-hospital deaths among 5,000 consecutive percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasties were reviewed. Compared to the total group, the mortality group had a higher proportion of women, older age, and more extensive coronary disease. Angioplasty was performed as an emergency procedure in 21 of the 40 patients who died. Eighteen presented with an evolving acute myocardial infarction and 17 with unstable angina. Most patients presented in critical condition prior to angioplasty: 18 patients were in cardiogenic shock and 5 patients were on cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Among 13 patients who died following elective angioplasty, the salient feature was acute vessel closure or dissection in 7 patients and failed dilatation of a saphenous vein graft in 4 patients.