indicating that the clinical benefit observed with manual thrombectomy was not owing to a lower incidence of further intervention. Although the TAPAS trial did not assess infarct size or left ...
Patients who suffer a GI bleed after PCI are a challenging group. They may have multiple comorbidities and are often medically unstable; treatment must balance the need to prevent ischemic post ...
In the article by Taxiarchi et al, “Contributors to the Growth of Same Day Discharge After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention” which appeared in the March 2020 issue of the journal (Circ ...
Both procedures can help reduce symptoms and have similar outcomes, though. Zimmermann FM, Omerovic E, Fournier S, et al. Fractional flow reserve-guided percutaneous coronary intervention vs. medical ...
Around 40% of all patients undergoing angiography are found to have normal coronary arteries or non-obstructive coronary artery disease (NOCAD). Despite the high prevalence, this is a group who rarely ...
Separate from this family of codes is a CPT code for intraoperative ultrasound for thoracic aorta (76984). Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Lithotripsy: The American Medical Association developed an ...