An evaluation of fluoroscopy time and correlation with outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Nikolsky E, Pucelikova T, Mehran R, Balter S, Kaufman L, Fahy M, Lansky AJ, Leon MB, Moses JW, Stone GW, Dangas G. An evaluation of fluoroscopy time and correlation with outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2007, 19: 208-13. PMID: 17476034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCohort StudiesCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseElectrocardiographyFemaleFluoroscopyFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsProbabilityRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSurvival RateTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsCoronary artery bypass surgeryPercutaneous coronary interventionEmergent coronary artery bypass surgeryPrior coronary artery bypass surgeryProlonged fluoroscopy timeContrast-induced nephropathyPeripheral arterial diseaseFluoroscopy timeBaseline TIMICoronary interventionArterial diseaseComplexity of PCIType B2/C lesionsB2/C lesionsSevere lesion calcificationChronic renal insufficiencyArtery bypass surgeryShort-term prognosisMean fluoroscopy timeHospital deathHospital outcomesPeriprocedural complicationsRenal insufficiencyBypass surgeryLesion calcification