Predictors of Medical Management in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Catheterization for Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

ConclusionsFor patients undergoing cardiac catheterization for stable angina, the decision to proceed to PCI vs medical management appears to depend largely on patient and angiographic characteristics, but not on symptoms or ischemia. Distal and high‐risk lesions (ACC/AHA type C) are more often referred for medical therapy.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - February 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Auras R. Atreya, Senthil K. Sivalingam, Sonali Arora, Mohammad Amin Kashef, Janice Fitzgerald, Paul Visintainer, Amir Lotfi, Michael B. Rothberg Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research