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December 1, 1993CirculationOpen Access

Guidelines for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. A report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Task Force on Assessment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Procedures (Committee on Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty).

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Population

Patients with cardiovascular disease considered for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)

Design

Guideline

Authors

TRThomas J. RyanDartmouth CollegeWBWilliam B. BaumanAmerican Heart AssociationJKJohn W. KennedyRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Implication

Updates PTCA indications for current practice; extends prior ACC/AHA guidelines with new evidence synthesis.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients with cardiovascular disease considered for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
I
Intervention
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)

This document provides updated ACC/AHA guidelines for the appropriate use and indications of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

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Ryan et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fff13a10d6befb25775ac8https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.88.6.2987
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