Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Aug 2017
Multicenter StudyRadiation dose benchmarks in pediatric cardiac catheterization: A prospective multi-center C3PO-QI study.
This study sought to update benchmark values to use a quality measure prospectively. ⋯ This study updates previously established benchmarks to reflect QI efforts over time. These thresholds can be applied for quality measurement and comparison. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Aug 2017
Predictors of long-term outcomes after bypass grafting versus drug-eluting stent implantation for left main or multivessel coronary artery disease.
We assessed predictors of long-term outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus those after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) in 3,230 patients with left main or multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD). ⋯ Simple clinical variables and SYNTAX score differentially predict long-term outcomes after CABG versus those after PCI with DES for left main or multivessel CAD. Those predictors might help to guide the choice of revascularization strategy. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.