Journal article
Baseline stress myocardial perfusion imaging results and outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart disease randomized to optimal medical therapy with or without percutaneous coronary intervention
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The COURAGE trial reported similar clinical outcomes for patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) receiving optimal medical therapy (OMT) with or without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The current post hoc substudy analysis examined the relationship between baseline stress myocardial ischemia and clinical outcomes based on randomized treatment assignment.
METHODS: A total of 1,381 randomized patients (OMT n = …
Authors
Shaw LJ; Weintraub WS; Maron DJ; Hartigan PM; Hachamovitch R; Min JK; Dada M; Mancini GBJ; Hayes SW; O'Rourke RA
Journal
American Heart Journal, Vol. 164, No. 2, pp. 243–250
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.018
ISSN
0002-8703