Title of article
The Truth and Consequences of the COURAGE Trial Review Article
Author/Authors
Dean J. Kereiakes، نويسنده , , Paul S. Teirstein، نويسنده , , Ian J. Sarembock، نويسنده , , David R. Holmes Jr، نويسنده , , Mitchell W. Krucoff، نويسنده , , William W. O’Neill، نويسنده , , Ron Waksman، نويسنده , , David O. Williams، نويسنده , , Jeffrey J. Popma، نويسنده , , Maurice Buchbinder، نويسنده , , Roxana Mehran، نويسنده , , Ian T. Meredith، نويسنده , , Jeffrey W. Moses، نويسنده , , Gregg W. Stone، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages
6
From page
1598
To page
1603
Abstract
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has played an integral role in the therapeutic management strategies for patients who present with either acute coronary syndromes or stable angina pectoris. The COURAGE (Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation) trial enrolled patients with chronic stable angina and at least 1 significant (≥70%) angiographic coronary stenosis who were randomly assigned to an initial treatment of either PCI in conjunction with optimal medical therapy or optimal medical therapy alone. Although the initial management strategy of PCI did not reduce the risk of death, myocardial infarction, or other major cardiovascular events, improvement in angina-free status and a reduction in the requirement for subsequent revascularization was observed. An in-depth analysis of the COURAGE trial design and execution is provided.
Keywords
BMS , myocardial infarction , PCI , DES , ccs , MI , Percutaneous coronary intervention , drug-eluting stent(s) , Canadian Cardiovascular Society , bare-metal stent(s)
Journal title
JACC (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Serial Year
2007
Journal title
JACC (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Record number
472859
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