"1. In patients with ACS undergoing PCI, a radial approach is indicated in preference to a femoral approach to reduce the risk of death, vascular complications, or bleeding. (Level of Evidence: A)"
"2. In patients with SIHD undergoing PCI, the radial approach is recommended to reduce access site bleeding and vascular complications(Level of Evidence: A)"
" 1. In patients undergoing coronary stent implantation, IVUS can be useful for procedural guidance, particularly in cases of left main or complex coronary artery stenting, to reduce ischemic events. (Level of Evidence B-R)".
'' 2. In patients undergoing coronary stent implantation, OCT is a reasonable alternative to IVUS for procedural guidance, except in the ostial left main disease.(Level of Evidence B-R)''
''3. In patients with stent failure, IVUS or OCT is reasonable to determine the mechanism of stent failure.(Level of Evidence C-LD)''
" 1. In patients with fibrotic or heavily calcified lesions, plaque modification with rotational atherectomy can be useful to improve procedural success (Level of Evidence B-R)".
" 2. In patients with fibrotic or heavily calcified lesions, plaque modification with orbital ather-ectomy, balloon atherotomy, laser angioplasty, or intracoronary lithotripsy may be considered to improve procedural success. (Level of Evidence B-NR)".
" 1. In select patients with previous CABG undergoing PCI of an SVG, the use of an embolic protection device, when technically feasible, is reasonable to decrease the risk of distal embolization (Level of Evidence B-R)".
'' 2. In patients with previous CABG, if PCI of a diseased native coronary artery is feasible, then it is reasonable to choose PCI of the native coronary artery over PCI of the severely diseased SVG(Level of Evidence B-NR)''
" 1. In patients with suitable anatomy who have refractory angina on medical therapy, after treatment of non-CTO lesions, the benefit of PCI of a CTO to improve symptoms is uncertain. (Level of Evidence B-R)".
"1. Primary or elective PCI should not be performed in hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery capabilities without a proven plan for rapid transport to a cardiac surgery operating room in a nearby hospital or without appropriate hemodynamic support capability for transfer. (Level of Evidence: C)"
"1. Primary PCI is reasonable in hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery, provided that appropriate planning for program development has been accomplished.[43][44](Level of Evidence: B)"
"1.Elective PCI might be considered in hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery, provided that appropriate planning for program development has been accomplished and rigorous clinical and angiographic criteria are used for proper patient selection.[44][45][46](Level of Evidence: B)"
Role of Onsite Cardiac Surgical Back-Up (DO NOT EDIT)[3]
"1.Elective PCI should be performed by operators with acceptable annual volume (at least 75 procedures per year) at high-volume centers (more than 400 procedures annually) that provide immediately available onsite emergency cardiac surgical services. (Level of Evidence: B)"
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