Hey, American College of Cardiology interventionalists: What are you thinking?
Samuel M ButmanPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
There is large variation in the utilization of the appropriate Use-Criteria (AUC). There has been a significant decrease in the number of Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) cases deemed rarely appropriate. The value of the AUC remains a questionable tool for many clinicians.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- antiplatelet therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- palliative care
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiac surgery
- coronary artery bypass
- thoracic surgery