Logging pci cases interventional cardiology fellowship

[Thedesire]

Hello everyone,
I am an interventional cardiology fellow in a new program. Wanted to have an idea of logging into pci cases. Do you log in pci of each vessel as separate pci or one pci? How about ifr/ffr?
Thank you

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[alphakingdom]

I count every pci procedure as one pci, regardless number of vessels. (thought i guess if i was desperate, a RCA and Left coronary fix is two different guides and wires)

I do count an IFR/FFR/IVUS-only proedure as a procedure/PCI as well, since i am wiring the vessel

 

[timpview]

1. One pci (unless you needed numbers)
2. I would count ffr or ivus.

 

[Thedesire]

Abim says therapeutic coronary intervention-250. Ifr/ffr is diagnostic not therapeutic.

 

[BMW M5]

I'm not counting IFR/FFR or intravascular imaging. I'm just logging PCI, peripheral cases and structural cases (if I was primary).

 

[alternatego]

One patient - one PCI, regardless of number of vessels stented in one procedure. I must say I am kind of disappointed at the small difference in salary between clinical and interventional cardiology, especially given that STEMI call is so disruptive.

 

[Thedesire]

One patient - one PCI, regardless of number of vessels stented in one procedure. I must say I am kind of disappointed at the small difference in salary between clinical and interventional cardiology, especially given that STEMI call is so disruptive.

I agree with you completely. I remember one interventional attending mentioned during my general cards fellowship- its not worth it driving 1am?
Now I understand what he meant

 

[thecalccobra]

One patient - one PCI, regardless of number of vessels stented in one procedure. I must say I am kind of disappointed at the small difference in salary between clinical and interventional cardiology, especially given that STEMI call is so disruptive.

Agreed. Starting is approx 50k more. Earning potential for IC is more obviously but yeah STEMI call is a heavy price to pay unless one absolutely loves IC.