title: Fasting may not be required before percutaneous coronary intervention.
abstract: Implications for practice and research: The results of this study suggest that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely conducted without preprocedural fasting. Revision is needed of current fasting protocols. The findings of Hamid and colleagues must be confirmed by further randomised trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Varzea Grande (UNIVAG), Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jose Eduardo de
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiaba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gibran R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Feguri
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D060050:Angina, Stable / Q000628:therapy*; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
keywords: NURSING; NUTRITION & DIETETICS