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Background: Adoption of the results of large-scale randomized controlled trials in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may differ internationally, yet few studies have described the potential variations in PCI practice patterns., Objectives: Using representative national registries, we compared temporal trends in procedural volume, patient characteristics, pre-procedural testing, procedural characteristics, and quality metrics in the United States and Japan., Methods: The National Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI was used to describe care in the United States, and the J-PCI was used to assess practice patterns in Japan (numbers of participating hospitals: 1,752 in the United States and 1,108 in Japan). Both registries were summarized between 2013 and 2017., Results: PCI volume increased by 15.8% in the United States from 550,872 in 2013 to 637,650 in 2017, primarily because of an increase in nonelective PCIs (p for trend <0.001). In Japan, the volume of PCIs increased by 36%, from 181,750 in 2013 to 247,274 in 2017, primarily because of an increase in elective PCIs (p for trend <0.001). The proportion of PCI cases for elective conditions was >2-fold greater in Japan (72.7%) than in the United States (33.8%; p < 0.001). Overall, the ratio of nonelective PCI (vs. elective PCI; 27.3% vs. 66.2%; p < 0.001) and the performance of noninvasive stress testing in patients with stable disease (15.2% vs. 55.3%; p < 0.001) was lower in Japan than in the United States. Computed tomography angiography was more commonly used in Japan (22.3% vs. 2.0%; p < 0.001)., Conclusions: Elective PCI is more than twice as common in Japan as in the United States in contemporary practice. Computed tomography angiography is much more frequently used pre-procedurally in Japan than in the United States., (Copyright © 2020 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Background: Stratifying patient risk for acute kidney injury (AKI) prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can enable clinicians to tailor their approach to minimize AKI. The National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) CathPCI Registry recently developed 2 prediction models: for AKI and AKI requiring dialysis (AKI-D)., Objectives: This study sought to externally validate the NCDR AKI and AKI-D models in a Japanese population. Determining the generalizability of the U.S. model could support quality improvement efforts in Japan., Methods: The NCDR prediction models were applied to 11,041 consecutive patients in the Japanese multicenter PCI registry. AKI was defined as an absolute increase ≥ 0.3 mg/dl or a relative increase of 50% in serum creatinine, in accordance with the definition of AKI Network criteria; AKI-D was defined as initiation of dialysis after PCI. Discrimination and calibration of the NCDR models were tested in the Japanese cohort. If the model was perfectly calibrated, the slope and intercept would equal 1.0 and 0.0, respectively., Results: In the Japanese PCI cohort, AKI and AKI-D occurred in 10.5% and 1.5% of patients, respectively. The NCDR AKI prediction model showed good discrimination (c-statistic = 0.76) and calibration (slope = 0.93 and intercept = -0.10) in both acute and nonacute PCI. The AKI-D prediction model had good discrimination (c-statistic = 0.92), but while the calibration slope was good (1.04), the intercept was significantly underestimated (0.96). However, this was corrected with recalibration (slope = 1.04 and intercept = -0.087)., Conclusions: In a Japanese population, the NCDR AKI models validly predict post-procedural AKI and, with recalibration, AKI-D. Prospective use of these models to inform clinical decision making should be tested as a means of reducing AKI after PCI in Japan. (Japan Cardiovascular Database, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry; UMIN R000004736)., (Copyright © 2016 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)