Most PCIs (such as balloon angioplasty) performed in US for acute indications appear warranted
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
In an examination of the appropriateness of the widespread use of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), researchers found that of more than 500,000 PCIs included in the study, nearly all for acute indications were classified as appropriate, whereas only about half of PCIs performed for nonacute indications could be classified as appropriate, according to a study in the July 6 issue of JAMA.