Opinion statement The development of bare metal stent (BMS) was a major advancement
over plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA) in the management of symptomatic coronary …

Cardiologists undertaking percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are excited by the
combination of patient and physician satisfaction and technological advance occurring on …

PURPOSE: To compare the cost-effectiveness of surgical and angioplasty-based coronary
artery revascularization techniques, in particular, angioplasty with primary stenting …

Percutaneous intervention for the treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease continues
to displace coronary artery bypass graft surgery. But controlled trials of percutaneous …

Diseases of small diameter blood vessels encompass the largest portion of cardiovascular
diseases, with over 4.2 million people undergoing autologous vascular grafting every year …

OBJECTIVES: Controversy continues over the optimal revascularisation strategy for patients
with multi-vessel coronary artery disease. Clinical characteristics, risk profile, and mortality of …

Objectives. To assess the health related quality of life (HRQoL) and the change in the NYHA
class after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention …

This review considers whether coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) performed on the
beating heart (off-pump or OPCAB) will supersede conventional CABG utilizing …

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a strong predictor of mortality after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but the …

The expanding indications for angioplasty coupled with the successful short and mid-term
results of randomized controlled trials of drug-eluting stents have already had an …