ANGIOPLASTY IN MULTIVESSEL CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE

Authors
BACHINSKY WB BARNATHAN ES
Citation
Wb. Bachinsky et Es. Barnathan, ANGIOPLASTY IN MULTIVESSEL CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE, Hospital practice, 29(12), 1994, pp. 27-33
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Hospital practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
87502836
Volume
29
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
27 - 33
Database
ISI
SICI code
8750-2836(1994)29:12<27:AIMCD>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Randomized trials directly comparing angioplasty with bypass surgery f or complex multivessel disease are under way. Preliminary results sugg est that angioplasty can be effective in some patient groups, so that neither procedure will predominate. The early results also suggest cri teria to guide physicians in selecting the most appropriate method for individual patients.