ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Effect of PCI on Quality of Life in Patients with Stable Coronary Disease
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New England Journal of Medicin
In the COURAGE trial, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), added to optimal medical therapy, did not reduce the subsequent rate of death or myocardial infarction among patients with chronic coronary disease. A quality-of-life analysis showed that measures of health status improved significantly with either strategy, but patients in the PCI group had greater initial improvements.