PROCEDURAL VARIATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION FOR ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A SURVEY STUDY OF US INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS

Some of this variability (e.g. sequence of catheters, and performance of left ventriculography prior to reperfusion) is not addressed by current guidelines/consensus documents, and may have substantial clinical implications, balancing a desire for timely reperfusion vs. assessment of patient risk (e.g. through diagnosis of multivessel disease and assessment of mechanical complications/ventricular function).