A new study from Denmark conducted over a 16-year period shows a 30% reduction in the 1-year mortality rate following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial ...

Japan and the U.S. have seen an increase in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, which is driven primarily by a rise in elective PCIs in Japan compared to non-elective in the U.S., ...

Now that CMS has approved reimbursement for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), among other cardiovascular procedures, in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) setting, Medicare-accredited ...

Researchers made a case for failure to rescue (FTR) as a potential quality metric in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), using records from a large nationwide registry. Although PCI is ...

Having an elective PCI procedure to clear out blockage in a heart artery? Chances are increasingly strong you’ll be discharged from the hospital or ambulatory surgery center the same day you go in.

There is a well-established association between hospitals performing higher volumes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and improved patient outcomes. However, a new study reveals that the ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is non-inferior to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for guiding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line ...

Treating a fully blocked artery with medication alone is equally effective as percutaneous coronary intervention, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 66th Annual ...

A novel study shines a light on the physiological stress interventional cardiologists may encounter when performing complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. The study of five ...

Only 48 percent of patients receiving a heart stent, or percutaneous coronary intervention, carry the stent card given to them after their procedure, according to a survey led by researchers at ...