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World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2026; 18(4): 115113
Published online Apr 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i4.115113
Published online Apr 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i4.115113
Safety and feasibility of outpatient percutaneous coronary interventions with short- and long-term outcomes
Konrad Klocek, Adam Janas, Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Gruppo San Donato, Tychy 43100, Poland
Konrad Klocek, Bartlomiej Gora, Radoslaw Stefan Kiesz, San Antonio Endovascular and Heart Institute, San Antonio, TX 78258, United States
Tim A Fischell, Borgess Heart Institute, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo, MI 49048, United States
Piotr Kunik, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice 40055, Poland
Adam Janas, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Kraków University, Krakow 30075, Poland
Author contributions: Klocek K, Fischell TA, and Kiesz RS designed the research study; Klocek K, Gora B, Kunik P, and Janas A performed the research. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study received approval from the Bioethics Committee dated February 7, 2024 (approval No. 20240401).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Data are not shared. All collected data are retained for a minimum of three years in accordance with federal regulations.
Corresponding author: Konrad Klocek, MD, Center for Cardiovascular Research and Development, American Heart of Poland, Gruppo San Donato, Edukacji 102, Tychy 43100, Poland. konrad.klocek23@gmail.com
Received: October 13, 2025
Revised: November 18, 2025
Accepted: February 9, 2026
Published online: April 26, 2026
Processing time: 188 Days and 5.3 Hours
Revised: November 18, 2025
Accepted: February 9, 2026
Published online: April 26, 2026
Processing time: 188 Days and 5.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: A single-center, retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing outpatient percutaneous coronary interventions. During the follow-up period, 787 procedures were performed on 444 patients, including 25 procedures in the left main and 115 procedures in the proximal left anterior descending artery. Over the 720 days of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events follow-up, there were 11 deaths (1.93%), 5 myocardial infarctions (0.88%), 60 cases of target vessel revascularization (7.62%), and 1 stroke (0.17%). The results of study suggest that percutaneous coronary interventions performed on an outpatient basis with very short discharge times may be safe and feasible.