Influence of healthy lifestyle on prognosis of patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention

AIM To investigate the effect of healthy lifestyle on the prognosis of elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS 2 276 cardiovascular patients were selected in Xijing Hospital of which 1 129 cases were diagnosed as ACS and undergoing PCI, divided into healthy lifestyle group (n=294) and control group (n=835) by whether his or her lifestyle is healthy, compared two groups of patients with main adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events（MACCE）and the angina events. RESULTS Of the 1 129 patients enrolled, only 294 patients (26.0%) improve or adhere to at least one good lifestyle, among which 230 patients chose to quit smoking, 78.2% of the group, 112 cases of patients focus on good eating habits, 38.1% of the group, 118 patients adhere to the movement recovery. The rate of MACCE (9.9%) in the healthy lifestyle group was significantly lower than that in the control group (15.1%), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Healthy lifestyle can significantly reduce the occurrence of MACCE in one year.