The main aims of therapy in chronic stable angina are to reduce the risk of myocardial
infarction and death and improve symptoms and quality of life (QoL). Unblinded trials have …

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are
established strategies for coronary revascularization in the setting of ischemic heart disease …

Current guidelines recommend percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with
ongoing stable angina symptoms despite optimal medical therapy (OMT), although trials …

Stable angina is a frequent problem and it impacts on outcomes and quality of life. The
treatment of stable angina includes a wide array of tools, including medical therapy and …

Abstract Background The Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive
Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) trial confirmed that percutaneous coronary intervention is no …

Treatment of stable coronary artery disease (CAD) relies on improved prognosis and relief of
symptoms. National and international guidelines on CAD support the indication for …

Everyyearapproximately1millionpercutaneo…-nary interventions (PCIs) are performed in the
United States and many more are performed worldwide, with a sizeableproportion (30 …

Aims In order to assess adherence to guidelines and international variability in
management, the Euro Heart Survey of Newly Presenting Angina prospectively studied …

ANSWER: The 2 ORBITA studies aim to settle the debate on the utility of coronary
revascularization in patients with stable chronic angina and coronary artery lesions causing …

Defining optimal management of patients with stable coronary artery disease continues to
be a central area of debate. While it has been established that all patients with coronary …