SUDDEN CARDIAC
We successfully got her through the most critical phase , but there are some other risks we need to discuss .
DEATH post-PCI and post-MI
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High-risk post-PCI patients experience significant mortality during recovery from revascularization .
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BOTTOM LINE
1 in10 high-risk post-PCI patients die in the first 3 months , die in the first 3 months ,
with about
of this mortality due to
( 1, 2 )
SOURCES : 1 . Halkin A et al . Prediction of Mortality After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction : CADILLAC Risk Score . JACC 2005 ; 45:1397 – 1405 . 2 . Stone G et al . Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Post PTCA in High-Risk Patients . http :// www . theheart . org / article / 1202823 . do ( April 2011 ).
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