Temporal Trends in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness
Bradley SM, Bohn CM, Malenka DJ, Graham MM, Bryson CL, McCabe JM, Curtis JP, Lambert-Kerzner A, Maynard C. Temporal Trends in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Appropriateness. Circulation 2015, 132: 20-26. PMID: 26022910, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.015156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionUse of PCIInappropriate percutaneous coronary interventionElective percutaneous coronary interventionNumber of PCIsPCI appropriatenessElective indicationsAppropriate use criteriaMinority of hospitalsCoronary interventionIntervention appropriatenessComparator periodUse criteriaHospitalAppropriate useAppropriateness assessmentOverall numberSignificant improvementWashington StateConcurrent improvementIndicationsProportionTemporal trendsTertileAppropriateness