The PCI approach requires long-term, dual antiplatelet treatment to achieve satisfactory results. Moreover, as the diffusion and complexity of a coronary disease increases, the long-term benefit ...

Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be performed successfully ... deep intubation of the guide catheter, inflation of an angioplasty balloon in a proximal side branch to ...

The SYNTAX score is an important anatomic scoring system, based on the coronary angiogram, which quantifies lesion complexity and predicts clinical outcomes after PCI or CABG in patients with ...

Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD Angioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open blocked ...

The heparin frequently given before percutaneous coronary intervention ... "this is just a heparin bolus prior to PCI to make ...