Complications were rated as severe if ventilatory or hemodynamic support were needed or in case of procedure-associated mortality from any cause.
In case of multiple procedures with the same hierarchy value, the one listed first in the medical record is used for grouping.
Diagnosis of this vascular anomaly is needed before cardiac catheterisation, especially in case of interventional procedures such as balloon dilatation, stent implantation or umbrella placement.
In case of execution procedures for investigations or protocols, the project leader or HoL could do the testing.
In case of surgical procedures during this trial patients will be excluded from the study and its analyses.
Undetected weaknesses could result in misplaced trust in the IC, meaning a risk to patients and a waste of money in case of ineffective procedures.
In case of major procedures, bridging therapy was not associated with a decreased incidence of cardiovascular event, while it significantly increased the bleeding risk.
In case of an uneventful procedure, patients will be discharged on the same day.
In case of a unilateral procedure a vertical hemi-laminectomy will be performed; i.e. hemi-Gill.
In case of hCG confirmation procedure, the intact hCG was detected by sandwich ELISA method (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin ELISA, ALPCO, USA).
In case of an emergency procedure, hydration was initiated immediately prior to the start of angiography and continued for 24 hours after PTCA.
