Population
1352 consecutive patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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Supports durable symptom relief after angioplasty in most patients; leaves open applicability to modern stents and medical therapy.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty demonstrates a high initial angiographic success rate and provides long-term freedom from symptoms and cardiac events in the majority of patients over 5 years.
Ernst et al. (1987) studied this question.
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