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Another nail in the coffin for the use of risk‐adjusted mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention as a quality indicator
Author(s) -
Grines Cindy L.,
Tummala Pradyumna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.29289
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , percutaneous coronary intervention , revascularization , cardiology , percutaneous , myocardial infarction
Key Points Use of mortality is a poor indicator of quality for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Target vessel revascularization has similar limitations but may be superior to mortality as a quality indicator. We propose increased use of intravascular imaging to improve PCI outcomes.