One year perspective on COURAGE

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
Carl L Tommaso

Abstract

Doctor: "Ma'am you need an angioplasty". "Doctor, the newspaper says that medicine is as good as angioplasty". Doctor: "Ma'am you're having a heart attack". The COURAGE trial was published 1 year ago and received attention from the media, patients, and other medical specialties concerning the value of percutaneous coronary intervention. Now, 1 year later there has been time to reflect on COURAGE, and some newer data have emerged. The purpose of this article is to put into perspective the issues surrounding the COURAGE trial and suggest different approaches for future trials of stable coronary artery disease.

References

Jul 1, 1988·Journal of the American College of Cardiology·J A AmbroseV Fuster
Mar 28, 2007·The New England Journal of Medicine·William E BodenUNKNOWN COURAGE Trial Research Group
Sep 21, 2007·Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine·Deepak L Bhatt
Oct 16, 2007·Journal of the American College of Cardiology·Dean J KereiakesGregg W Stone

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Citations

Aug 19, 2009·European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation : Official Journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology·Stephan GielenDaniel Teupser
Oct 30, 2009·Radiology·Gorka BastarrikaU Joseph Schoepf
Aug 14, 2010·Radiologic Clinics of North America·Elisabeth ArnoldiU Joseph Schoepf
Jan 13, 2009·Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions·Steven P SedlisUNKNOWN COURAGE study Investigators

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