RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Recent advances in percutaneous coronary intervention
JF Heart
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 1380
OP 1386
DO 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315707
VO 106
IS 18
A1 Stephen P Hoole
A1 Paul Bambrough
YR 2020
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/106/18/1380.abstract
AB Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) continues to advance at pace with an ever-broadening indication. In this article we will review the recent technological advances in PCI that have enabled more complex coronary disease to be treated. The choice of revascularisation strategy must take into account the evidence—just because we can treat by PCI does not necessarily mean we should. When PCI is indicated, a safe, precision PCI approach guided by physiology, imaging and optimal lesion preparation should be the goal to obtain complete revascularisation and a durable long-term result. When these standards are adhered to, the outcomes can be excellent, in even complex coronary disease. We provide contemporary trial evidence to justify PCI and treatment algorithms that ensure optimal revascularisation decision making to achieve the best patient outcomes.