Safety, Efficacy, and Cost Advantages of Combined Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty

Journal of Interventional Cardiology - Tập 16 Số 3 - Trang 195-199 - 2003
Claude Le Feuvre1, Gérard Helft1, Farzin Beygui1, T. Zerah1, EDOUARD FONSECA1, D Catuli1, J P Batisse1, J P Metzger1
1Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Necker Paris, France.

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Aim: The safety and efficacy of ad hoc PTCA has been previously reported and this approach is performed in many angioplasty centers as a routine procedure. The aim of this study is to examine whether this approach reduces the length, and cost of hospital stay. Methods and results: To determine the hospital costs we studied 2,440 PTCAs over 11 years in our institution (1990–2000). Urgent PTCA for acute coronary syndromes refractory to medical treatment were excluded. In 1809 patients (74%) angioplasty was performed immediately after coronary angiography, while separate procedures were performed in 631 patients. Indication for PTCA was unstable angina in 1342 patients (55%). In the ad hoc PTCA group, 92% of the culprit lesions were successfully treated; complications included myocardial infarction (2%), urgent bypass surgery (0.6%) and death (0.9%). The rate of combined procedure progressively increased from 54% in 1990 to 88% in 2000, with a significant decrease in the rate of complications. After adjusting for clinical and angiographic differences between combined and separate procedures, angiographic success and complication rates were not statistically different in the two groups. Mean length of hospital stay decreased all along the years, and was 45% less in the ad hoc PTCA group ( 11.4 ± 6.9 vs 18.2 ± 7.7 in 1990, 5.4 ± 4.3 vs 10.8 ± 5.7 in 2000, P < 0.0001 ). The cost was 40% lower in the ad hoc PTCA group. For patients with stable angina, the savings were 49%, and for those with unstable angina, they were 29%. Conclusion: In the era of coronary stenting, ad hoc PTCA can be performed in most of the patients as safely and successfully as a separate procedure. It reduces the length, and the cost of hospital stay in patients with stable or unstable angina. (J Interven Cardiol 2003;16:195–199)

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Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Tập 16 Số 3

195-199

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