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==Selecting Appropriate Patients for PCI== | |||
===Results of COURAGE=== | |||
* PCI improved symptoms and quality of life over optimal medical treatment for the first 6 months and not at 3 years | |||
* Based upon the nuclear substudy of COURAGE, PCI should only be perfromed if > 10% of the myocardium is jeopardized. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 31 October 2011
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Cardiology Overview |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Selecting Appropriate Patients for PCI
Results of COURAGE
- PCI improved symptoms and quality of life over optimal medical treatment for the first 6 months and not at 3 years
- Based upon the nuclear substudy of COURAGE, PCI should only be perfromed if > 10% of the myocardium is jeopardized.