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Neurological complications following percutaneous coronary interventions (a report from the 2000-2001 New York State Angioplasty Registry).

Wong SC, Minutello R, Hong MK

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. scwong@med.cornell.edu

Stroke is 1 of the most devastating complications associated with percutaneous coronary intervention. The present study used the combined 2000 to 2001 New York State Angioplasty Registry to compare the clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients with and without stroke after percutaneous coronary intervention. Of the 76,903 patients who underwent angioplasty, 140 (0.18%) experienced stroke. Multivariate regression analysis revealed age, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor use, acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure on admission, history of carotid disease, chronic renal disease, and placement of an intra-aortic balloon pump as independent predictors for stroke complicating percutaneous coronary intervention.

Published 28 October 2005 in Am J Cardiol, 96(9): 1248-50.
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