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Background Numerous randomised trials have compared coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients with coronary artery …

These guidelines are intended to apply to adult patients with stable known or suspected
ischemic heart disease (IHD), including those with new-onset chest pain (ie, low-risk …

Internal thoracic arteries (ITAs) should be used to bypass the left anterior descending (LAD)
artery when bypass of the LAD is indicated (class of recommendation [COR] I, level of …

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) involving drug-eluting stents is
increasingly used to treat complex coronary artery disease, although coronary-artery bypass …

Objectives: This study sought to relate imaging findings on positron emission tomography
(PET) to adverse cardiac events in patients referred for evaluation of known or suspected …

Aims Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been considered the standard of care for
patients with three-vessel disease (3VD), but long-term comparative results from …

OBJECTIVES This prespecified subgroup analysis examined the effect of diabetes on left
main coronary disease (LM) and/or three-vessel disease (3VD) in patients treated with …

Coronary artery stents revolutionized the practice of interventional cardiology after they were
first introduced in the mid-1980s. Since then, there have been significant developments in …

The limitations of subgroup analyses are well established—false positives due to multiple
comparisons, false negatives due to inadequate power, and limited ability to inform …