Comparison of patients undergoing enhanced external counterpulsation and percutaneous coronary intervention for stable angina pectoris

Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) has recently emerged as a treatment option for angina in selected patients suitable for revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We compared baseline characteristics and 1-year outcome in 2 cohorts of PCI candidates presenting with st...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2002-05, Vol.89 (10), p.1182-1186
Main Authors: Holubkov, Richard, Kennard, Elizabeth D, Foris, John M, Kelsey, Sheryl F, Soran, Ozlem, Williams, David O, Holmes, David R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Angina pectoris
Angina Pectoris - surgery
Cardiology
Cohort Studies
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary vessels
Counterpulsation
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Population Dynamics
Recurrence
Registries
Severity of Illness Index
Stroke Volume - physiology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) has recently emerged as a treatment option for angina in selected patients suitable for revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We compared baseline characteristics and 1-year outcome in 2 cohorts of PCI candidates presenting with stable symptoms: 323 patients treated with EECP in the International EECP Patient Registry (IEPR), and 448 NHLBI Dynamic Registry patients treated with elective PCI. Compared with patients receiving PCI, IEPR patients had a higher prevalence of many risk factors including prior PCI (53.0% vs 33.3%, p
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02301-9