Percutaneous coronary intervention is a treatment option for people with coronary artery disease. This nonsurgical procedure helps open narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. Coronary artery disease ...

This minimally invasive treatment for blocked arteries uses a ballon-tipped catheter, with a stent placed to keep the artery open during the procedure. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a ...

Transport decisions after a STEMI can determine whether lifesaving treatment happens within the critical window, writes Sean ...

Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular ...

The relationship between timely access to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) – a minimally invasive procedure used to open clogged coronary arteries – and improved patient outcomes has been well ...

Results from Restore EF and the PROTECT III study, which published in the June 2022 edition of the American Heart Journal, further demonstrate the safety and benefits of Impella-supported high-risk ...

The first randomized trial to test whether adding a small, temporary pump to allow the heart to rest and intentionally delaying percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary ...

Imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with better clinical outcomes than angiography-guided PCI. Whether routine optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance in PCI of ...

The preferred timing of treatment of nonculprit lesions in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains uncertain. A comparison of immediate percutaneous coronary ...

For cardiac arrest patients who subsequently undergo PCI, their degree of consciousness before the procedure is a strong predictor of in-hospital outcomes, according to observational data from ...