Journal article
Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Silent Myocardial Ischemia (Post Hoc Analysis of the COURAGE Trial)
Abstract
Previous studies have suggested that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) decreases long-term mortality in patients with silent myocardial ischemia (SMI), but whether PCI specifically decreases mortality when added to intensive medical therapy is unknown. We performed a post hoc analysis of clinical outcomes in patients in the COURAGE trial based on the presence or absence of anginal symptoms at baseline. Asymptomatic patients were …
Authors
Gosselin G; Teo KK; Tanguay J-F; Gokhale R; Hartigan PM; Maron DJ; Gupta V; Mancini GBJ; Bates ER; Chaitman BR
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 109, No. 7, pp. 954–959
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.023
ISSN
0002-9149