PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Phil
ED  - Cohen, David J.
TI  - Reappraisal of the Current Guidelines with Respect to Preloading before PCI May Be Warranted
DP  - 2014 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 11--12
VI  - 14
IP  - 13
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/13/11.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/13/11.full
AB  - Both the European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery myocardial revascularization guidelines [Wijns W et al. Eur Heart J 2010] and American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guidelines [Levine GN et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011] recommend (with a Class I recommendation) the use of a loading dose of a P2Y12 receptor inhibitor before PCI with stenting. This article discusses alternatives to the Class I recommendation.