Rate of Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
Background: Latest research shows that about 0.5% of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients will need urgent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) because of coronary accidents. The ACC/AHA guidelines regard on-site cardiac surgery back-up obligatory for PCI centers. It seems the need fo...
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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Tehran University Heart Center |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/10378.pdf&manuscript_id=10378 |