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Revision as of 20:19, 13 December 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Staged PCI is referred to the performance of a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at a later date separate from the performance of the diagnostic catheterization or the performance of a PCI.
Guidelines Regarding Staged PCI
Performance of PCI in a non-culprit artery at the time of a STEMI is a class III contraindication. Only 2% of interventional cardiologist would perform a PCI in a non-culprit vessel in the setting of STEMI in a patient who is hemodynamically stable [1].