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Is immediate PTCA following diagnostic catheterization feasible and advantageous compared to delayed PTCA in patients with unstable angina?
Observational (n=20)
Is immediate PTCA following diagnostic catheterization feasible and advantageous compared to delayed PTCA in patients with unstable angina?
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Performing PTCA immediately after diagnostic catheterization in unstable angina patients is feasible and may offer clinical and financial advantages when performed by experienced operators.
Following initial diagnostic cardiac catheterization in 20 patients with unstable angina, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) was successfully performed either immediately (15 patients) or later in the day (five patients). This approach offers certain clinical and financial advantages. PTCA immediately following diagnostic catheterization should probably only be performed by experienced operators and only when excellent cooperation with cardiovascular surgeons is possible.
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Feldman et al. (1986) conducted an observational in Unstable angina (n=20). Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) vs. PTCA later in the day was evaluated.
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