Characteristics of cerebrovascular accidents after percutaneous coronary interventions

Stroke after percutaneous coronary interventions.

n this issue of the Journal, Dukkipati et al. (1) identified the ncidence, predictors, and outcomes of stroke in patients ndergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). troke occurred in hospital in 92 of 20,670 patients (0.3%) fter PCI, which is higher than the reported rates of 0.08% o 0.17% after diagnostic catheterization (2). The good news in this report is that brain injury hapened...

Management of patients after percutaneous coronary interventions.

Inflammation and restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions.

The role of inflammation in the development of restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions has been investigated in several studies. There is an interaction of inflammatory activation and vascular wall response to injury leading to intimal hyperplasia. Percutaneous interventions trigger inflammatory reactions leading to the development of intimal hyperplasia. This reaction is even more...

[Intracoronary inflammatory markers after percutaneous coronary interventions].

OBJECTIVE To analyze intracoronary release of inflammatory markers (IM) after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and compare their concentrations concerning the type of PCI used (rotablator vs. balloon angioplasty). METHODS Twenty-two patients with average age of 60 +/- 11.9 years old, 12 of male sex, with stable coronary disease, submitted to elective treatment of a single coronary le...

Psychological characteristics of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions.

BACKGROUND There is few data evaluating the prevalence and influence of adverse psychological characteristics on the prognosis of individuals submitted to percutaneous coronary interventions. No study has addressed this issue in Brazil. OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of depression, anxiety, psychological stress, and Type D personality and its association with cardiovascular events in...