Long-term prognosis in stable angina; medical treatment or coronary revascularization in patients younger than 70 years?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-47

  Carpeggiani, Clara ^a,b   Landi, Patrizia ^a   Michelassi, Claudio ^a   Barberini, Elena ^b   L'Abbate, Antonio ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Prognosis; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGE FACTORS; ANGINA PECTORIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952815209     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.10.020     Document Type: Article

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