Response to Letters Regarding Article, “Comparison of Clinical Interpretation With Visual Assessment and Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Practice
Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Lansky AJ, Cohen DJ, Jones PG, Kureshi F, Dehmer GJ, Drozda JP, Walsh MN, Brush JE, Koenig GC, Waites TF, Gantt DS, Kichura G, Chazal RA, O’Brien P, Valentine CM, Rumsfeld JS, Reiber JH, Elmore JG, Krumholz RA, Weaver WD, Krumholz HM. Response to Letters Regarding Article, “Comparison of Clinical Interpretation With Visual Assessment and Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Practice. Circulation 2013, 128: e463-e464. PMID: 24344070, PMCID: PMC8698215, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.005507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of Clinical Interpretation With Visual Assessment and Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Practice
Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Lansky AJ, Cohen DJ, Jones PG, Kureshi F, Dehmer GJ, Drozda JP, Walsh MN, Brush JE, Koenig GC, Waites TF, Gantt DS, Kichura G, Chazal RA, O’Brien P, Valentine CM, Rumsfeld JS, Reiber JH, Elmore JG, Krumholz RA, Weaver WD, Krumholz HM. Comparison of Clinical Interpretation With Visual Assessment and Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Practice. Circulation 2013, 127: 1793-1800. PMID: 23470859, PMCID: PMC3908681, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative coronary angiographyPercent diameter stenosisPercutaneous coronary interventionDiameter stenosisCoronary interventionCoronary angiographyCoronary lesionsClinical interpretationAngiographic interpretationStenosis severityHigher percent diameter stenosisMedian percent diameter stenosisElective percutaneous coronary interventionMean differenceCoronary stenosis severityIntermediate lesionsUS hospitalsStenosisLesionsAngiographyPatientsInterventionSeverityVisual assessmentSuch findings