Appropriate use criteria for revascularization
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and Keywords: AUC
Overview
Scenarios Where Revascularization was Deemed Inappropriate
- In STEMI patients greater than 12 hours from symptom onset and who have no symptoms of ischemia or clinical instability. Likewise the need for immediate angiography in these patients was deemed unnecessary.
- Revascularization of the non-culprit artery in STEMI patients who are not clinically unstable was deemed appropriate.
Limitations
The AUC does not take into account the severity or morphology of lesions but relies upon symptoms, the results of exercise stress testing, the use of medications and simply the location of the lesion(s).