PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sylvester, Bruce
ED  - Boden, William E.
TI  - Lessons from COURAGE
DP  - 2008 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 30--30
VI  - 8
IP  - 6
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/6/30.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/6/30.full
AB  - The Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation [COURAGE] trial evaluated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as an initial management strategy in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Patients were randomly assigned to treatment with PCI in addition to medical therapy (n=1149) or medical therapy alone (n=1138). In the primary analysis, PCI did not reduce the risk of death or nonfatal myocardial infarction [Boden WE et al. N Engl J Med 2007].