More than 300 hospitals participated in an ACC pilot program in which they voluntarily publicly report their rates of unplanned 30-day readmissions following a PCI procedure on Hospital Compare. The ...

Patients taken directly to a hospital that is able to treat heart attacks with percutaneous coronary intervention (or angioplasty) received treatments 31 minutes faster on average than patients who ...

Final follow-up from the trial shows durable protection against TLF, especially in chronic total occlusions and diffuse long ...

WASHINGTON, DC—Complex high-risk indicated PCI procedures (CHIP)—such as chronic total occlusions (CTOs) or calcified lesions—can be safely performed by fellows in training, according to new ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Black and Hispanic patients with STEMI were less likely ...

A new expert opinion from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) examines the evolving role of angiography-derived physiology (ADP), a wire-free method for coronary ...

A new procedure approved for use jointly at Auburn Regional Medical Center and Federal Way's St. Francis Hospital means less travel and unfamiliar surroundings for patients. The state Department of ...