Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in patients with stable obstructive coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia: a collaborative meta-analysis of contemporary randomized clinical trials.

Stergiopoulos, Kathleen; E Boden, William; Hartigan, Pamela; Möbius-Winkler, Sven; Hambrecht, Rainer; Hueb, Whady; M Hardison, Regina; Dawn Abbott, J; L Brown, David

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.12855

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Percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in patients with stable obstructive coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia: a collaborative meta-analysis of contemporary randomized clinical trials.

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Authors:

Kathleen Stergiopoulos

William E Boden

Pamela Hartigan

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: 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 (...

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