Contemporary use and trends in percutaneous coronary intervention in Japan: an outline of the J-PCI registry

• DOI: 10.1007/s12928-020-00669-z
• Publication Date: 2020-05-21T09:02:43Z
• Authors: Mitsuaki Sawano; Kyohei Yamaji; Shun Kohsaka; Taku Inohara; Yohei Numasawa; Hirohiko Ando; Osamu Iida; Toshiro Shinke; Hideki Ishii; Tetsuya Amano
• Keywords: Excellence; Interventional cardiology

Abstract Cardiovascular interventions have achieved a level of excellence, with many outstanding advanced techniques and results. The mission the Japanese Association Intervention Therapeutics (CVIT) is to further our understanding cardiovascular intervention establish its procedural safety. [1] Percutaneous Coronary (J-PCI) registry was established sponsored by CVIT, aims provide basic statistics on performance percutaneous coronary (PCI) in Japan. Today, database has grown become one largest healthcare more than 200,000 cases registered annually from approximately 900 institutions Japan representing over 90% all PCI hospitals nation. Importantly, case registrations J-PCI are essential for interventionalist educating hospital certification. present manuscript aimed summarize history outline definitions various items.