PROCEDURAL VARIATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION FOR ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A SURVEY STUDY OF US INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS

Some of this variability (e.g. sequence of catheters, and performance of left ventriculography prior to reperfusion) is not addressed by current guidelines/consensus documents, and may have substantial clinical implications, balancing a desire for timely reperfusion vs. assessment of patient risk (e...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2012-03, Vol.59 (13), p.E19-E19
Main Authors: Kirtane, Aiay J, Chiang, Austin Lee, Kodali, Susheel, Lee, Michael, Jeremias, Allen, Pinto, Duane, Bangalore, Sripal, Yeh, Robert, Henry, Timothy, Lopez-Cruz, Georgina, Mehran, Roxana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Catheters
Heart attacks
Internal Medicine
Medical imaging
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Summary:Some of this variability (e.g. sequence of catheters, and performance of left ventriculography prior to reperfusion) is not addressed by current guidelines/consensus documents, and may have substantial clinical implications, balancing a desire for timely reperfusion vs. assessment of patient risk (e.g. through diagnosis of multivessel disease and assessment of mechanical complications/ventricular function).
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(12)60020-5