Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) that is performed on an outpatient basis or during a subsequent hospitalization without significant risk of infarction or death. For stable inpatients, the procedure is being performed during their hospitalization for convenience and ease of scheduling but not because the patient’s clinical situation demands the procedure before discharge. If the diagnostic catheterization was elective and there were no complications, the PCI would also be considered elective.

**Synonyms:** - Elective - Elective PCI