Coronary Intervention & Surgery: Same-day discharge after PCI | Statin therapy with evolocumab

Knowing when same-day discharge is the right choice—and when it isn’t—can be especially challenging for cardiologists and their care teams. 

The authors tracked data from more than 1,700 patients with stable atherosclerosis, sharing their findings in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A new study, published in Circulation, tracked how each drug helped STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI. 

The ACC is celebrating the holiday season with a new gift for cardiologists.

The study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, tracked data from 51 different hospitals in the state of New York. 

The updated approach relies solely on CT imaging data and does not require a catheter. 

Patient outcomes are much better when clinicians use single-vessel FFR measurements to determine whether or not to perform PCI. 

PCI patients who used marijuana had an increased risk of bleeding events and stroke following the procedure.