| dc.contributor.author | Bukachi, F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Henein, M. Y. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Underwood, S. R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-29T07:29:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-29T07:29:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000-08 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Eur Heart J. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17444 | |
| dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical outcome of successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with poor ventricular function. METHODS: Analysis of angiographic, echocardiographic and clinical records of patients with severe LV dysfunction who underwent PTCA from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1997 was undertaken. Forty-one patients aged 63+/-10 years, 36 men, all with significant coronary artery disease and impaired LV function (fractional shortening, FS<or=20%) were identified. Patients' data before and after angioplasty were analyzed. RESULTS: Post PTCA: angiographic success was 95.2%. Major complications occurred in 19.5% and hospital mortality was 2.7%. At 6 months after PTCA:LV fractional shortening (FS) increased from 15.9+/-3.4% to 19.6+/-6.6% | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 21(16):1290-2.( 2000); | |
| dc.title | Predicting the outcome of revascularization in ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Medical Physiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi | en |
