Key result
PCI achieves a ~99% procedural success rate with low in-hospital mortality in Northeast India.
Why the study?
Clinical, angiographic, procedural characteristics, and short-term outcomes of patients undergoing PCI at a tertiary care center required evaluation.
Observational (n=150)
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In a Northeast Indian cohort, PCI was safe and effective with high success rates, despite a high burden of ACS presentations and cardiovascular risk factors.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics, as well as short-term outcomes, of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at a tertiary care center. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, between March 2020 and December 2021, enrolling 150 patients undergoing PCI. Baseline demographic details, risk factors, clinical presentations, echocardiographic findings, angiographic profiles, procedural characteristics, and outcomes were recorded. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Statistics version 21.0 (IBM Corp. Released 2012. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 21.0. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.). RESULTS: The mean age of the study population was 55 ± 12 years, with 135 (90%) being male. Hypertension (93 (62%)) and dyslipidemia (86 (57%)) were the most common risk factors. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with ST-elevation myocardial infarction was the most frequent presentation (107 (71.33%)). Femoral access was used in the majority of procedures (146 (97.33%)), and elective PCI was performed in 115 (76.77%) of patients. Single-vessel disease was observed in 79 (53.33%) cases, and significant involvement of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery was noted in 109 (72.67%) cases. Type B lesions were the most common in 113 (75.33%) patients. Overall, one patient (0.67%) died during hospitalization, while 149 (99.33%) were discharged stable. Procedural complications occurred in 27 (18%) of patients, with slow flow being the most frequent (10 (6.67%)). CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights a high burden of risk factors and ACS presentations among PCI patients in Northeast India, with LAD being the most commonly involved artery. PCI was safe and effective with high success and low complication rates. Broader studies are needed to validate these findings.
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Prabhat et al. (2025) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease (n=150). Percutaneous coronary intervention was evaluated on Procedural success. Percutaneous coronary intervention achieved a 99.33% procedural success rate and a low in-hospital mortality rate of 0.67% among patients with coronary artery disease in Northeast India.
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