Preferred Label : Urgent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention;
NCIt synonyms : Urgent PCI;
NCIt related terms : Urgent;
NCIt definition : A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) that is performed on an inpatient basis
and before discharge because of significant concerns that there is risk of ischemia,
infarction, or death. Patients who are outpatients or in the emergency department
at the time that the cardiac catheterization is requested would warrant an admission
based on their clinical presentation.;
Alternative definition : ACC/AHA: The procedure is performed on an inpatient basis and before discharge because
of significant concerns that there is risk of ischemia, infarction, or death. Patients
who are outpatients or in the emergency department at the time that the cardiac catheterization
is requested would warrant an admission based on their clinical presentation.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1905330;
Origin ID : C191591;
UMLS CUI : C5784600;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
- procedure_has_target_anatomy
