Table 1 Temporal course and causes of deaths in relation to the percutaneous coronary angiography (PCI)

Causes of deaths (n = 80)

Sudden death (n = 22)

2

10

10

Pulmonary oedema (n = 12)

-

4

8

Refractory acute HF (n = 10)

-

4

6

Myocardial infarction (n = 7)

1

1

5

Pneumonia (n = 2)

-

2

-

Ascites (n = 1)

-

1

-

Sepsis (n = 3)

-

1

2

Abdominal aneurysm rupture (n = 1)

-

-

1

Hepatic dysfunction (n = 1)

-

-

1

Renal dysfunction (n = 2)

-

-

2

Cerebrovascular accident (n = 2)

-

-

2

Femur fracture (n = 1)

-

-

1

Intestinal occlusion (n = 1)

-

-

1

Gastric perforation (n = 1)

-

-

1

Cancer (n = 5)

-

2

3

Unknown (n = 9)

1

1

7