Coronary risk factor status after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Objective: ermine whether patients modify their risk factors after undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). : oup, pretest-posttest. Pretest data were collected on the day before PTCA, and posttest data were collected at a mean follow-up of 11 months after PTCA. Data were collected from medical records and by patient self-report. g: sity-affiliated, metropolitan public and private hospitals. ts: ndred nine patients undergoing PTCA. e measures: tsʹ smoking and exercise habits were assessed by self-report. Serum cholesterol level and body mass index were determined from entries in medical charts. s: asured risk factors, with the exception of smoking, underwent favorable change (p<0.001) after PTCA. The number of current smokers, however, increased significantly (p<0.001), as did the number of cigarettes these patients smoked per day (p<0.05). sion: tion of the effect of intervention strategies on reducing patientsʹ smoking behavior after PTCA is required.