PMID: 2494969Jan 1, 1989Paper

Coronary angioplasty in the treatment of threatening extension of myocardial infarction

Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
M C MoriceT Royer

Abstract

Recurrent angina with reversible ECG changes within days of a myocardial infarction is a serious clinical entity associated with a high incidence of reinfarction and death. In this study, we report a one-year experience of the treatment and outcome of patients presenting early post-myocardial infarction angina. Out of 32 patients who underwent coronary angiography, 3 were treated medically, 4 were operated upon and 25 had coronary angioplasty at the same time as coronary angiography with a 100 p. 100 immediate success rate. Four early reocclusions were redilated successfully. While in hospital 3 of these 32 patients had myocardial infarct extension (very moderate in 2 cases with CPK less than 500 and a patent artery), and there was no death. During an 8-month follow-up period there were 3 late deaths and 2 reinfarctions; 4 patients were operated upon and 4 were redilated. Thus, angioplasty has a high success rate in early post-myocardial infarction angina, enabling most patients to get through an unstable phase. In some patients, however, the course of the disease is marred by secondary adverse events.

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