Performance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is usually restricted to hospitals with cardiac surgery on site. We conducted a noninferiority trial to compare the outcomes of PCI performed at ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PCI without surgery on-site is as safe as PCI at centers with on-site surgery across randomized controlled ...
Ten years after revascularization, mortality rates were the same with either PCI or surgery in this patient subset.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands—For hemodynamically stable patients with STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease, those who receive immediate complete revascularization fare just as well as those who ...
ODESSA, Texas — Medical Center Hospital has received an American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI Accreditation. This accreditation recognizes the expertise and commitment that ...
The American College of Cardiology has recognized St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. The hospital in March was ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with prior bypass surgery who need PCI had better 1-year results when the procedure was performed on ...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is superior to thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, there is an unavoidable delay between the diagnosis of the AMI and the ...
Operators safely shaved a few minutes off heart attack reperfusion times by taking patients straight to culprit lesion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when they arrived at the catheterization ...
WASHINGTON -- Since reimbursement has improved for coronary revascularization at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), outpatients going this route have been few but fairly well selected. Medicare claims ...
PHILADELPHIA — Viewed by many as the last chance to determine the true value of revascularization in stable ischemic heart disease, the ISCHEMIA trial failed to show fewer major cardiovascular events ...