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Same day percutaneous coronary intervention discharge: From exception to expectation
Thien Tan Tri Tai Truyen, School of Medicine, Nam Can Tho University, Can Tho 94159, Viet Nam
Author contributions: Truyen TTTT contributed to conceptualization, writing - original draft, and writing - review and editing.
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Corresponding author: Thien Tan Tri Tai Truyen, MD, Researcher, School of Medicine, Nam Can Tho University, 168 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho 94159, Viet Nam. taitruyenmd@gmail.com
Received: February 24, 2026
Revised: July 24, 2026
Accepted: August 5, 2026
Published online: September 26, 2026
Processing time: 207 Days and 6.9 Hours
Revised: July 24, 2026
Accepted: August 5, 2026
Published online: September 26, 2026
Processing time: 207 Days and 6.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary intervention appears safe and efficient in experienced centers using predominantly radial access and structured follow-up. Early outcomes were excellent and two-year event rates remained low; findings in left main and proximal left anterior descending disease were reassuring but, given small numbers, are hypothesis-generating. Early discharge should pair with careful selection, robust secondary prevention, and rapid re-entry pathways; multicenter randomized trials are warranted.