PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bellamy, Gregory R.
AU  - Mceniery, Paul T.
AU  - Zaidi, Adnan R.
AU  - Hollman, Jay
TI  - Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty after non-Q-wave infarction
DP  - 1989 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 141--145
VI  - 56
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/2/141.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/2/141.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1989 Mar 01; 56
AB  - Non-Q-wave infarction is associated with a significant incidence of infarction and death. We followed 52 patients who underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) within three months of non-Q-wave myocardial infarction. Thirty-eight patients had single-vessel disease, 12 had double-vessel disease, and two had triple-vessel disease. A t follow-up at 28 ± 8 months, all patients were alive. Three suffered a recurrent myocardial infarction during the follow-up period. Nine underwent repeat angioplasty. Four patients had bypass surgery for recurrent symptoms. Only 25% of the patients had angina at follow-up, and all but two were in an improved functional class. P T C A may be used safely in the management of patients after non-Q-wave infarction and results in a favorable long-term prognosis.