Initial clinical experience from the NHLBI PTCA Registry demonstrates a 9.2% major complication rate, supporting the relative safety of PTCA as a nonsurgical revascularization method in carefully selected patients.
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Supports PTCA safety in selected patients; leaves open need for randomized comparisons to surgery.
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