Response to Letter by Calvet et al Regarding Article, “Prevalence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Cerebral Infarction” | Zendy

Philippe Gabríel Steg | Zendy; Julien Labreuche | Zendy; Phlippa C. Lavallée | Zendy; Pierre Amarenco | Zendy

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Response to Letter by Calvet et al Regarding Article, “Prevalence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Cerebral Infarction”

Author(s) -

Philippe Gabríel Steg,

Julien Labreuche,

Phlippa C. Lavallée,

Pierre Amarenco

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.616938

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , neurology , clinical neurology , myocardial infarction , cerebral infarction , psychiatry , psychology , neuroscience , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering

Response:We agree that the jury is still out regarding the benefits of routine revascularization compared with optimal medical therapy alone in patients with severe coronary artery disease as defined by triple-vessel disease or left main coronary artery disease. It is important to note that most of the studies suggesting some benefit of routine revascularization are rather old and antedate the advent of modern medical …

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