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. 2004 Jun 1;93(11):1389-90, A6.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.036.

Effects of long-term prednisone (> or =5 mg) use on outcomes and complications of percutaneous coronary intervention

Stephen G Ellis  1 , Terance Semenec, Katherine Lander, Irving Franco, Russell Raymond, Patrick L Whitlow
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Effects of long-term prednisone (> or =5 mg) use on outcomes and complications of percutaneous coronary intervention

Stephen G Ellis et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

To assess the potential risk of long-term steroid use in the setting of coronary angioplasty, 114 patients of 12,883 consecutively treated patients who were on long-term steroids were compared with those not taking steroids. Steroid use was not associated with increased risk of composite major ischemia events but was associated with a threefold risk (p = 0.01) of major vascular complications and a three- to fourfold risk (p = 0.026) of coronary perforation.

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