Population
Patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention
Design
Review
Key result
Percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with evidence of periprocedural myocardial infarction in at least 5% of patients.
Authors
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May warrant enhanced periprocedural monitoring in PCI; leaves open optimal definitions and preventive strategies in trials.
This review highlights that at least 5% of PCI patients experience periprocedural MI, discussing its clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and trial implications.
Prasad et al. (2011) studied this question. Percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with evidence of periprocedural myocardial infarction in at least 5% of patients.