Objectives: This study sought to determine the optimal coronary revascularization strategy in
patients with diabetes with severe coronary disease. Background: Although subgroup …

ContextPatients with diabetes mellitus account for approximately 25% of the nearly 1.5
million coronary revascularization procedures performed each year in the United States and …

Objective. This study sought to compare two strategies of revascularization in patients
obtaining a good immediate angiographic result after percutaneous transluminal coronary …

Background Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary-artery
bypass grafting (CABG) are both effective intervention strategies for patients with coronary …

OBJECTIVES.: The purpose of this study was to report the 3-year follow-up results of the
ERACI trial (Argentine Randomized Trial of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary …

OBJECTIVES We sought to compare patient outcomes for coronary stent placement and
balloon angioplasty. BACKGROUND Since 1994, the number of patients treated only with …

BACKGROUND: Patients with diabetes have an increased incidence and severity of
ischemic heart disease, which leads to an increased requirement for coronary …

The Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial (EAST) showed that multivessel patients
eligible for both percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary …

We report on the incidence of adverse cardiac events in 350 patients who underwent
noncardiac surgery within 2 months of successful balloon angioplasty (BA) at our institution …

Background—The Stent or Surgery Trial is a randomized, controlled trial comparing
percutaneous coronary intervention with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for patients …