Day case discharge of patients treated with drug coated balloon only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease: A single center experience

Merinopoulos, Ioannis, Wickramarachchi, Upul, Wardley, James, Khanna, Vikram, Gunawardena, Tharusha, Maart, Clint, Vassiliou, Vassilios ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4005-7752 and Eccleshall, Simon C (2020) Day case discharge of patients treated with drug coated balloon only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease: A single center experience. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 95 (1). pp. 105-108. ISSN 1522-1946

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Abstract

Objective: To report our initial experience with Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) only angioplasty and propose a protocol to achieve this safely. Background: There are no articles published in the literature currently regarding the safety of same day discharge in patients treated with DCB-only angioplasty. Methods: Retrospective review of all our patients treated with DCB-only angioplasty from Sept 2017 to April 2018 with identification of potential complications relating to same day discharge. Results: A total of 100 consecutive patients who underwent elective DCB-only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease and were discharged on the same day as the procedure were included. In 99% no cardiac symptoms relating to the procedure requiring urgent hospitalisation or urgent investigations were identified. One patient was readmitted the next day requiring stenting of the previously treated lesion. Our 30 day mortality was zero. Some 97 hospital bed days were saved with 100 patients treated. Conclusion: Elective day-case DCB-only angioplasty according to our local protocol is safe and cost-effective and should be considered for the majority of the patients.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: dcb-only angioplasty,intervention,day case
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 01 Apr 2019 08:30
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 02:24
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/70399
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28217

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