Why the study?
Does balloon inflation during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty cause myocardial damage in patients undergoing elective procedures?
Does balloon inflation during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty cause myocardial damage in patients undergoing elective procedures?
Balloon inflation during elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty causes irreversible myocardial damage in a significant proportion of patients, which correlates with total inflation time.
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Troponin elevations after elective PCI were associated with inflation time; leaves open clinical relevance and need for prospective validation.
Odd Johansen (1998) studied this question.
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