Rate of Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Background: Latest research shows that about 0.5% of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients will need urgent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) because of coronary accidents. The ACC/AHA guidelines regard on-site cardiac surgery back-up obligatory for PCI centers. It seems the need...

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Main Authors: Seyed Amir Kassaei, Yonos Nozari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/78