Risk of Stroke in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention versus Optimal Medical Therapy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Stroke is a rare but serious adverse event associated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the relative risk of stroke between stable patients undergoing a direct PCI strategy and those undergoing an initial optimal medical therapy (OMT) strategy has not been established yet. This...

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Main Authors: Nevio Taglieri, Maria Letizia Bacchi Reggiani, Gabriele Ghetti, Francesco Saia, Gianni Dall'Ara, Pamela Gallo, Carolina Moretti, Tullio Palmerini, Cinzia Marrozzini, Antonio Marzocchi, Claudio Rapezzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4938490?pdf=render

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