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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Selecting Appropriate Patients for PCI

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.