Effect of PCI on Quality of Life in Patients with Stable Coronary Disease
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- 14 August 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 359 (7), 677-687
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa072771
Abstract
It has not been clearly established whether percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can provide an incremental benefit in quality of life over that provided by optimal medical therapy among patients with chronic coronary artery disease.Keywords
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