PCI Alternative Using Sustained Exercise (PAUSE): Rationale and trial design

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) currently claims nearly one million lives yearly in the US, accounting for nearly 40% of all deaths. Coronary artery disease (CAD) accounts for the largest number of these deaths. While efforts aimed at treating CAD in recent decades have concentrated on surgical and catheter-based interventions, limited resources have been directed toward prevention and rehabilitation. CAD is commonly treated using percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and this treatment has increased exponentially since its adoption over three decades ago.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - February 20, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Jonathan Myers, Holly Fonda, Minal Vasanawala, Kieran Chung, George Segall, Khin Chan, Patricia Nguyen Source Type: research