[The practical clinical guidelines of the Sociedad Española de Cardiología on interventional cardiology: coronary angioplasty and other technics]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2000 Feb;53(2):218-40. doi: 10.1016/s0300-8932(00)75087-1.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Interventional cardiology has had an extraordinary expansion in last years. This clinical guideline is a review of the scientific evidence of the techniques in relation to clinical and anatomic findings. The review includes: 1. Coronary arteriography. 2. Coronary balloon angioplasty. 3. Coronary stents. 4. Other techniques: directional atherectomy, rotational atherectomy, transluminal extraction atherectomy, cutting balloon, laser angioplasty and transmyocardial laser and endovascular radiotherapy. 5. Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors. 6. New diagnostic techniques: intravascular ultrasound, coronary angioscopy, Doppler and pressure wire. For the recommendations we have used the classification system: class I, IIa, IIb, III like in the guidelines of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Guideline
  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / standards*
  • Atherectomy, Coronary / methods
  • Atherectomy, Coronary / standards*
  • Cardiology / methods
  • Cardiology / standards*
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular / standards
  • Humans
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Spain
  • Stents

Substances

  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex