Background: Revascularization is often performed in patients with stable ischemic heart
disease. However, whether revascularization reduces death and other cardiovascular …

Aims The value of elective coronary revascularisation plus medical therapy over medical
therapy alone in managing stable patients with coronary artery disease is debated. We …

Aim The guideline for coronary artery revascularization replaces the 2011 coronary artery
bypass graft surgery and the 2011 and 2015 percutaneous coronary intervention guidelines …

Interventions. Copies: This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the
American College of Cardiology (www. cardiosource. org), the American Heart Association …

Whenever possible, the recommendations listed in this document are evidence based.
Articles reviewed in this guideline revision covered evidence from the past 10 years through …

Background—Regular exercise in patients with stable coronary artery disease has been
shown to improve myocardial perfusion and to retard disease progression. We therefore …

Background—The role of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the management of
stable coronary artery disease remains controversial. Given advancements in medical …

Background Several studies have compared outcomes for coronary-artery bypass grafting
(CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but most were done before the …

Background—Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to improve
symptoms compared with conservative medical treatment in patients with stable coronary …

Objectives: This study was designed to compare the long-term consequences of
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and continued medical treatment …