Summary:
This prospective ongoing study conducted in University
Cardiac Center, BSMMU, Dhaka from July’2004 to
April’2006. 100 patients (mean age 52.4±6.2 years)
underwent Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary
angioplasty and stenting (PTCA & stenting) were
evaluated. This study was designed to evaluate the short
term angiographic and clinical results of stentangioplasty
during hospital stay. The study group of 100 patients
consisted of 88 (88%) men and 12 (12%) women. About
risk factors 36 (36%) had hypertension, 30 (30%) were
smoker, 20 (20%) suffered from diabetes mellitus, 14
(14%) had family history of ischaemic heart disease.
Average Left ventricular ejection fraction was 54.2±7.
Target vessel PTCA were done on 130 vessels,
intracoronary stent implanted in 124 vessels, direct
stenting was done in 80 cases, failed PTCA were in 4 (4%)