title: PCI without on-site surgical backup.
authors.affiliation: Texas A & M School of Medicine, and Cardiology Division, Scott & White Clinic, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA. president@scai.org
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Dehmer
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D032921:Consensus; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000592:standards