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Post PCI Angina
Author(s) -
Al Badri Ahmed,
Henry Timothy D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.26876
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , angina , chest pain , stable angina , etiology , cardiac catheterization , cardiology , emergency department , unstable angina , emergency medicine , medical emergency , coronary heart disease , myocardial infarction , psychiatry
Key Points Based on a multi‐payer claims database, post‐PCI angina (or chest pain) was frequent, occurring in 28% of patients at 1‐year and 40% at 3 years. Patients with post‐PCI angina had more physician and emergency department visits, diagnostic testing, (including repeat cardiac catheterization 29 vs. 4%) and hospitalizations at 1‐year leading to markedly higher total direct medical costs. These results should stimulate further research into the etiology of post‐PCI angina and strategies to decrease both the frequency and the significant economic burden associated with the challenging problem.