ACC/AHA Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Revision of the 1993 PTCA Guidelines)—Executive Summary

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Study design: Review. Population: coronary artery disease (CAD). Intervention: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Sidney C. Smith; James Dove; Alice K. Jacobs; John W. Kennedy; Dean J. Kereiakes; Morton J. Kern; Richard E. Kuntz; Jeffery J. Popma; Hartzell V. Schaff; David O. Williams; Raymond J. Gibbons; Joseph P. Alpert; Kim A. Eagle; David P. Faxon; Valentı́n Fuster; Timothy J. Gardner; Gabriel Gregoratos; Richard O. Russell; Sidney C. Smith

doi:10.1161/01.cir.103.24.3019

Key Points

To provide updated guidelines for performing percutaneous coronary intervention while emphasizing the importance of clinical judgment and technical expertise.
Describes background information essential for PCI.
Categorizes indications for PCI into Class I, II, and III based on risk and efficacy assessments.
Includes formal recommendations for angioplasty and addresses unique operational concerns.
Organized indications facilitate better assessment and care for patients with coronary artery disease.
Recommendations based on a multifactorial assessment of patient risk and expected outcomes.
Guidelines support operators with the technical skills required for effective PCI practice.

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Population

Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD)

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Intervention

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) / angioplasty

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Provides updated ACC/AHA guidelines for the use of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with coronary artery disease.

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Smith et al. (2001) conducted a review in coronary artery disease (CAD). Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) was evaluated. The ACC/AHA guidelines provide formal recommendations for percutaneous coronary intervention categorized by clinical presentation to enhance the assessment and care of patients with coronary artery disease.

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