Large Registry Finds Questionable PCI Procedures Before Surgery Remain Common
Executive Summary
Although most patients undergoing diagnostic coronary catheterization before noncardiac surgery do not have symptoms of coronary disease, about half of these patients are referred for revascularization despite the lack of evidence showing a benefit of revascularization in these patients according to data from a large national registry.
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