RESUMO
En la actualidad, las indicaciones y alcances de la cardiología intervencionista permiten que cada vezmás pacientes puedan ser revascularizados mediante intervenciones coronarias percutáneas. Es esencial para los médicos que están en contacto o tienen a su cargo el cuidado de estos pacientes conocer los beneficios, características y riesgos del procedimiento. En este trabajo revisamos los conceptos generales actuales de la angioplastía coronaria.
At present, new indications and frontiers of interventional cardiology led to percutaneous treatment of a wide spectrum of patients who require myocardial revascularization. The physician must understand the potential benefits, procedural characteristics, andrisks of percutaneous coronary intervention. In this paper, we review general concepts concerning coronary angioplasty.
Assuntos
Humanos , Angioplastia Coronária com Balão , Doença das Coronárias/cirurgia , Angioplastia Coronária com Balão/efeitos adversos , Angioplastia Coronária com Balão/instrumentação , Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos , Desenho de Equipamento , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/prevenção & controle , StentsRESUMO
At present, new indications and frontiers of interventional cardiology led to percutaneous treatment of a wide spectrum of patients who require myocardial revascularization. The physician must understand the potential benefits, procedural characteristics, and risks of percutaneous coronary intervention. In this paper, we review general concepts concerning coronary angioplasty.