Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Among veterans who underwent post-elective PCI stress testing before the guideline-recommended 2 years due to chest pain, most had symptoms consistent with obstructive CAD, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Initiation of oral beta-blockers within 24 hours following PCI for ACS was associated with reduced risk for in-hospital bleeding and mortality compared with nonuse, researchers reported.

Fractional flow reserve vs. IVUS among patients with intermediate stenosis.

Assessing rate of forearm radial artery occlusion with distal radial vs. conventional transradial access.

Abbott is recalling certain lots of its imaging catheter with OCT because the marker band farthest from the catheter tip may become loose and separate from the catheter during use.

Primary PCI during an index hospitalization for STEMI in nonagenarians is associated with higher risk for 30‐day readmission but significantly lower mortality rates during the index hospitalization and readmission vs. no PCI, data show.

ATLANTA — In the setting of concomitant STEMI and COVID-19, researchers identified several sex-based differences in STEMI diagnosis and treatment, a speaker reported.

ATLANTA — Researchers observed that PCI in patients with cancer is safe, regardless of cancer type or concomitant thrombocytopenia, and its use increased over time.

ATLANTA — In this Healio exclusive, the past Chair of SCAI SHOCK provided a video commentary on two trials presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions.

ATLANTA — In this Healio exclusive, the new president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions provided a video commentary on the DIPRA trial presented at the SCAI Scientific Sessions.