Open AccessPercutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes in Patients With Stable Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Ischemia
Author(s) -
Kathleen Stergiopoulos,
William E. Boden,
Pamela Hartigan,
Sven MöbiusWinkler,
Rainer Hambrecht,
Whady Hueb,
Regina M. Hardison,
J. Dawn Abbott,
David Brown
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.12855
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , cardiology , coronary artery disease , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , revascularization , fractional flow reserve , stress testing (software) , ischemia , angina , randomized controlled trial , coronary angiography , computer science , programming language
Myocardial ischemia in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) has been repeatedly associated with impaired survival. However, it is unclear if revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to relieve ischemia improves outcomes compared with medical therapy (MT).
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