[Care for the cardiopathy patient after percutaneous coronary intervention]. / Cuidados del paciente cardiópata tras una intervención coronaria percutánea.

ABSTRACT

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.