Original Article

Geographic Variations in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Among Tennessee Elders

Objectives: Coronary heart disease often presents with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI). The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines stress prompt reperfusion for STEMI. Examining geographic variations in treatment with PPCI (percutaneous primary coronary intervention) and CABG (coronary artery bypass graft) among metropolitan, micropolitan and non-micropolitan rural…