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2024 09 Apr
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is a common procedure globally and in the United States, but periprocedural mortality, though rare, is a serious concern. Initially, it was believed that most deaths post-PCI were due to procedural complications, leading to the use of periprocedural mortality as an indicator of procedural quality. ...Read more
2015 02 Apr
According to an article in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, in diabetic patients with heart disease, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is better than stenting (percutaneous coronary intervention, PCI) at improving their long-term survival and reducing the risk of adverse complications. Diabetic patients are two to four times more likely...Read more