Coronary angioplasty supplemented by implantation of a stent has become a standard therapeu- tic method in patients with stable angina pectoris. The authors analyzed the spectrum of patients indicated for this treatment, its succesfulness and complications of catheterizations. In the course of a two-year period the authors implemented 662 catheterizations in 602 patients with stable angina. 58% patients indicated for coronary angioplasty on account of stable angina had a history of myocardial Q infarction, 93 % had angina grade II or III according to CCS. Affection of one artery was diagnosed in 56 % patients, complete revascularization was achieved in 59 % of the operations. The clinical rate of success of catheterization was 97 % in stenoses of the coronary arteries and 61 % in coronary occlusions. In 57 % of the treated lesions a coronary stent was implanted. Serious clinical complications developed in 1% of the interventions, none of the patients died. Catheterization treatment of stable angina is very successful and safe.

        Key words: Stable angina pectoris - Coronary angioplasty - Stent - Coronary artery disease