Quality of life after PCI with drug-eluting stents or coronary-artery bypass surgery.
Summary of "Quality of life after PCI with drug-eluting stents or coronary-artery bypass surgery."
Previous studies have shown that among patients undergoing multivessel revascularization, coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG), as compared with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) either by means of balloon angioplasty or with the use of bare-metal stents, results in greater relief from angina and improved quality of life. The effect of PCI with the use of drug-eluting stents on these outcomes is unknown.
Affiliation
Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA. dcohen@saint-lukes.org
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The New England journal of medicine
ISSN: 1533-4406
Pages: 1016-26
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21410370
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1001508
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Drug-eluting Stents
Stents that are covered with materials that are embedded with chemicals that are gradually released into the surrounding milieu.
Quality-adjusted Life Years
A measurement index derived from a modification of standard life-table procedures and designed to take account of the quality as well as the duration of survival. This index can be used in assessing the outcome of health care procedures or services. (BIOETHICS Thesaurus, 1994)
Quality Of Life
A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.
Coronary Aneurysm
Abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of CORONARY VESSELS. Most coronary aneurysms are due to CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS, and the rest are due to inflammatory diseases, such as KAWASAKI DISEASE.
Coronary Vessel Anomalies
Malformations of CORONARY VESSELS, either arteries or veins. Included are anomalous origins of coronary arteries; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CORONARY ANEURYSM; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; and others.
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