Abstract:Objective To summarize the characteristics of the patients who died after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in our department during 2016. Methods Total number of patients receiving PCI and detailed clinical data of 7 died patients after PCI were collected. The clinical data of those died patients including their comorbidities, coronary characteristics and causes of death were collected and analyzed. Results There were 7419 patients receiving PCI, including 398 patients receiving emergency intervention. The total mortality was 0.1%(7/7419), markly lower than reported(0.59%), and the mortality after emergency intervention was 0.25%(1/398), significantly lower than reported(2.4%). The age of the 7 died patients was 37-80 (61±14) years old, all accompanied with two or even more comorbidities. The primary diagnosis was unstable angina or myocardial infarction(MI) and coronary angiography (CAG) showed severe or complicated lesions such as multiple or calcification lesions. Seven died cases received PCI, followed by enhanced anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy owing to the complicated lesions. Among these,1 case complained chest pain postoperatively as well as fatigue, but due to lack of electrocardiogram(ECG)change, CAG was ignored for the better treatment. Among 7 died patients, 3 cases died during surgery, while 4 cases died 3 to 5 days after surgery. The majority of the dead underwent elective surgery, and the causes of death were cerebral hemorrhage, cardiac rupture, stent thrombosis as well as severe cardiac dysfunction. Conclusion The causes of death for the patients undergoing elective surgery are directly related with the severity of their lesions. Postoperative anticoagulation and antiplatelet treatment are the high risk factors for cerebral hemorrhage. For the patients with lesions at anterior descending artery and circumflex artery, elective surgery is recommended. What’s more, intravascular imaging, such as intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or optical coherence tomography (OCT) should be carried out to improve the safety of interventional therapy for such patients.