Same-day discharge after percutaneous coronary procedures—Consensus statement of the working group of interventional cardiology (AGIK) of the Austrian Society of Cardiology

• DOI: 10.1007/s00508-024-02348-y
• Publication Date: 2024-05-14T09:01:58Z
• Authors: Mathias C. Brandt; Hannes Alber; Rudolf Berger; Ronald K. Binder; Julia Mascherbauer; Alexander Niessner; Martin Schmid; Matthias Frick
• Keywords: Interventional cardiology

Percutaneous coronary intervention is a well-established revascularization strategy for patients with artery disease. Recent technical advances such as radial access, third generation drug-eluting stents and highly effective antiplatelet therapy have substantially improved the safety profile of procedures. Despite several practice guidelines clear patient preference early hospital discharge, percentage procedures performed in an outpatient setting Austria remains low, mostly due to concerns.