Cardiology Society recommends high standards for PCI performed without on-site surgical backup
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), the leading U.S.-based organization for interventional cardiologists, will issue an expert consensus document recommending stringent quality standards for physicians who perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in hospitals not equipped for cardiac surgery. The document has already been endorsed by 12 medical societies,...SCAI expert panel sets high standards for PCI without on-site cardiac surgical backup
(February 5, 2007 Washington, DC) -- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), a leading organization for interventional cardiologists, today released a document recommending the adoption of stringent quality standards by those who perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in hospitals not equipped for cardiac surgery. The document has been endorsed by 12 medic...Medication does not appear to offer benefit for certain heart attack patients undergoing PCI
... Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI; a certain pattern on an electrocardiogram following a heart attack) is a major public health problem, not only in western countries but increasingly in developing countries. In the United States, there are estimated to be more...Medication reduces risk of adverse events for patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing PCI
Patients with acute coronary syndromes who were pre-treated with the anti-platelet agent clopidogrel before undergoing a procedure such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement had a reduced risk of adverse events if they received the anti-clotting drug abciximab, according to a study that will appear in the April 5 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its pre...Major advances in techniques, devices, medications spur update of PCI guidelines
DALLAS-- For patients suffering the crushing pain of a heart attack, the trip of a lifetime may be to a hospital prepared to quickly open the blocked artery by inflating a small balloon and inserting a tiny metal structure called a stent to act as permanent scaffolding. The goal: to restore blood flow to the heart muscle within 90 minutes of the patient's arrival at the hospital. That is just one...