Tag Archives: on-site catheterisation
February 2026 Br J Cardiol 2026;33(1) doi:10.5837/bjc.2026.009 Online First
Correspondence – Delays to invasive coronary angiography in NSTE-ACS: insights from a tertiary PCI centre and the case for outpatient virtual wards
Hugh Lurcott, Sarah O’Connell, Lynn Almasri, Asma Khan, Michael Dodkin, M Zeeshan Khawaja
At our tertiary PCI centre in London, we conducted a retrospective audit of all patients admitted under the acute medical take with a diagnosis of non-ST-elevation – acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) between October 2023 and October 2024. As per our Trust pathway, patients with NSTE-ACS were admitted under acute medicine, rather than cardiology, if they did not have significant dynamic electrocardiogram (ECG) changes, ongoing chest pain, pulmonary oedema, cardiogenic shock, ventricular arrhythmias or a history of coronary intervention in the preceding 30 days. In total, 74 patients underwent coronary angiography with a mean age of 64.2 ±
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