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Percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with evidence of periprocedural myocardial infarction in at least 5% of patients.
This review highlights that at least 5% of PCI patients experience periprocedural MI, discussing its clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and trial implications.
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May warrant enhanced periprocedural monitoring in PCI; leaves open optimal definitions and preventive strategies in trials.
At least 5% of patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention have evidence of a periprocedural myocardial infarction. This review examines the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic implications of this diagnosis, as well as its implications for clinical trials.
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Prasad et al. (2011) studied this question. Percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with evidence of periprocedural myocardial infarction in at least 5% of patients.
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