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 ...

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 ...

New data reveals that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely performed before, during, or after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with stable coronary artery ...

Find out about rising PCI rates after TAVR and what they mean for lifetime cardiac care. Learn more about the data.

In patients undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stenting demonstrated improved long-term survival and fewer cardiac arrests at one year. The ...

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PCTA) is a surgical procedure to treat heart disease. It involves inserting a small balloon into the arteries to manage blockages or restore blood flow. A person ...

It also revealed that men are more vulnerable to heart attacks in the region. The research, carried out by the cardiology department during the Covid-19 period, identified hypertension and ...

Texas can no longer delay protections for STEMI patients. Evidence from states like North Carolina and Michigan shows that ...

Every single minute is critical when a patient suffers a heart attack. But for those experiencing ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI, the stakes are even higher. This severe form of cardiac ...