Angioplasty or CABG Flashcards
1
Q
CABG
Coronary artery ? ?
2 main principles
-? control for pts unsuitable for ? - must be on full ? therapy, gives a ?% improvement
-Improved ? - in pts with severe ? vessel CAD
A
bypass grafting sx pci medical 90% survival three
2
Q
PCI - stands for ?
PTCA stands for ? - uses ? to dilate coronary atheromatous ? by inflating a ?-mounted balloon within lumen
risks - causing local ? of coronary a - more rarely acute coronary ?
1% ? risk and 2% risk of ?
A
percutaneous coronary intervention percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty fluoroscopy obstructions catheter dissection occlusion mortality AMI
3
Q
PTCA improves ? but not shown to have a ? benefit
?-coronary ? used for primary trt of ? in large vessels - to ‘ bale out ‘ cases of ? and also for trt of re-stenotic lesions following ?
? and ? routinely prescribed after stent insertion - MAbs to ?? llb/lla ? receptors in selected high risk cases are used to reduce post procedure complx
A
Sx prognostic intra stents stenosis dissection PTCA aspirin clopidogrel GP platelet
