Effect of PCI on quality of life in patients with stable coronary disease

Authors :: Weintraub, William S.
Spertus, John A.
Kolm, Paul
Maron, David J.
Zefeng Zhang
Jurkowitz, Claudine
Wei Zhang
Hartigan, Pamela M.
Lewis, Cheryl
Veledar, Emir
Bowen, Jim
Dunbar, Sandra B.
Deaton, Christi
Kaufman, Stanley
O'Rourke, Robert A.
Goeree, Ron
Barnett, Paul G
Koon K. Teo
Boden, William E.
Source :: The New England Journal of Medicine. August 14, 2008, Vol. 359 Issue 7, p677, 11 p.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: The study examines if percutaneous coronary intervention.(PCI) provides an incremental benefit in quality of life over that offered by optimal medical therapy among patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Patients with stable angina in both treatment groups showed definite improvement in health status, whereas the PCI group showed small, but significant, incremental benefits that disappeared by 36 months.