coronary artery disease
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COURAGE Trial: Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease
The COURAGE trial was one of the most important landmark cardiology trials because it challenged the routine use of percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Before COURAGE, many patients with stable coronary blockages underwent PCI with the expectation that opening the artery would reduce future heart attacks or death.…