Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Conservative Therapy in Nonacute Coronary Artery Disease | Zendy

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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Conservative Therapy in Nonacute Coronary Artery Disease

Author(s) -

Demosthenes G. Katritsis,

John P. A. Ioannidis

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.521864

Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiology , coronary artery disease , revascularization

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to improve symptoms compared with conservative medical treatment in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD); however, there is limited evidence on the effect of PCI on the risk of death, myocardial infarction, and subsequent revascularization. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials comparing PCI to conservative treatment in patients with stable CAD.

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