OBJECTIVES To assess the perceptions of patients with stable coronary artery disease of the urgency and benefits of elective percutaneous coronary intervention and to examine how they vary across centers and by providers. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING 10 US academic and community hospitals performing percutaneous coronary interventions between 2009 and 2011. PARTICIPANTS 991 patie...

This article presents the findings of the Spanish Society of Cardiology registry of cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology in the year 2004. Data were obtained from 121 centers, which comprise almost all cardiac catheterization laboratories in Spain. Of these, 110 performed catheterization mainly in adults, and 11 carried out procedures in only pediatric patients. In 2005, 111,45...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The Working Group on Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology presents on a yearly basis a report on the data collected for the national registry. This information displays how procedures are distributed throughout Spain and makes comparisons with other countries feasible. METHODS Institutions render their data voluntarily (online) and they are analyze...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The Working Group on Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology presents a yearly report on the data collected for the national registry. This information shows how procedures are distributed throughout Spain and makes comparisons with other countries feasible. METHODS Institutions provided their data voluntarily (online) and were analyzed by the Working...

Vascular access site management is crucial to safe, efficient and comfortable diagnostic or interventional percutaneous coronary or peripheral interventions. In recent years, vascular closure devices have gained popularity and are being used for rapid hemostasis and early ambulation as an alternative to manual compression. However, controversy still exists over their superiority over manual com...