TY  - JOUR
T1  - UNderuse of percutaneous coronary intervention—reply
AU  - Chan PS, Spertus JA
Y1  - 2011/11/16
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2011.1659
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2094
EP  - 2095
VL  - 306
IS  - 19
N2  - 
In Reply: Dr Restuccia and colleagues are correct in noting that threats to the quality of PCI include underuse, overuse (which we examined), and misuse (performing the procedure poorly1 in those who appropriately receive it). We believe that underuse is an important problem that warrants further research. Hemingway et al2 have suggested that failure to perform revascularization in appropriate patients can be associated with poorer outcomes. Further insight into underuse, however, will require a different methodology than what has been applied in prior studies.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1659
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1659
ER  -