Interpreting the COURAGE trial. PCI is no better than medical therapy for stable angina? Seeing is not believing.
Kereiakes
Dean J
DJ
The Christ Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, The Lindner Research Center, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA.
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015983:Selection Bias; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome