Journal article
Quantitative Results of Baseline Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the COURAGE Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: COURAGE compared outcomes in stable coronary patients randomized to optimal medical therapy plus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus optimal medical therapy alone.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Angiographic data were analyzed by treatment arm, health care system (Veterans Administration, US non-Veterans Administration, Canada), and gender. Veterans Administration patients had higher prevalence of coronary artery bypass graft …
Authors
Mancini GBJ; Bates ER; Maron DJ; Hartigan P; Dada M; Gosselin G; Kostuk W; Sedlis SP; Shaw LJ; Berman DS
Journal
Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 320–327
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 2009
DOI
10.1161/circoutcomes.108.830091
ISSN
1941-7713