PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Phil
ED  - Joseph, Joel
TI  - PCI at the Caribbean Heart Institute
DP  - 2014 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 16--17
VI  - 14
IP  - 24
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/24/16.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/24/16.full
AB  - The first percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was performed in the mid-1970s; however, PCI has been available in Guyana only since 2006. The Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI), a 5-bed inpatient facility with 1 catheterization lab, 1 resident cardiologist, 2 internists, and 12 nurses, was the first center in Guyana to perform PCI. This article presents results of a case series that assessed the clinical outcomes of all cases in whom percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or stenting was attempted between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2013.