15. Risk of Angioplasty with Stent-PCI: Six Months

What is the risk of just PCI (percutaneous coronary angioplasty with an intracoronary stent) at six months? Death, MI, unstable angina, repeat PCI, and CABG. So PCI is not risk free.

Goldman LE et. al. Can J Cardiol. 2004 May;20(6):608-12

	Death (1.8% versus 2.2%, P=0.7) (Single vs Multiple)
	Myocardial infarction (0.7% versus 2.6%, P=0.03)
	Unstable angina (12.0% versus 11.7%, P=0.9)
	Composite clinical end point of death, myocardial infarction or unstable angina (13.5% versus 13.9%, P=0.9) were similar.
	Multi-lesion PCI patients had a higher number of repeat PCI procedures (6.6% versus 13.4%, P=0.02)
	Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (3.0% versus 2.6%, P=0.7).