EuroIntervention
Standardised versus visual assessment of device success after percutaneous coronary intervention
By Asahi Oshima, Pruthvi C. Revaiah, Nozomu Kanehama and 22 others.
Abstract
Background
The European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)-endorsed algorithm for defining device success has not yet been prospectively tested against standardised quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) by a core lab.
Aims
We sought to assess whether visually evaluated device success by the operator at the end of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) aligns with the EAPCI-endorsed standardised definition adjudicated by the core lab and to evaluate its association with clinical outcomes.
