Publications by authors named "Jitender S Makkar"

Objective: The study examined the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic in India on variation in clinical features, management and in-hospital outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Design: Prospective registry-based observational study.

Setting: A tertiary care hospital in India participant in the American College of Cardiology CathPCI Registry.

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Objective: Registry-based prospective study was conducted to evaluate association of body mass index (BMI) with major adverse coronary events (MACE) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods: Successive patients undergoing PCI were enrolled from April'19 to March'22 and classified into five BMI categories (<23.0,23.

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Background & Aims: To determine variations in coronary artery disease (CAD) clinical presentation, interventions, and outcomes in patients with diabetes vs without, a prospective study was performed.

Methods: Successive patients with predominantly acute coronary syndromes who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were enrolled from January 2018 to March 2021. Patients with diabetes were compared to those without diabetes to determine differences in clinical and angiographic features and outcomes.

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Objective: Coronary artery disease (CAD) related hospitalization and interventions are associated with catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure in India. To evaluate differences in risk factors, disease severity, management and outcomes in uninsured vs insured CAD patients we performed a study.

Methods: Successive CAD patients who underwent percutaneous intervention (PCI) at our centre were enrolled from January 2018 to June 2021.

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Background & Aims: Premature coronary artery disease (CAD) is endemic in India. We performed a study to identify risk factors, clinical presentation, angiographic findings and interventions in premature CAD.

Methods: Successive patients who underwent percutaneous intervention (PCI) were enrolled from January 2018 to June 2021.

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