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Medical or Surgical PTCA Management of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: What's the Evidence?

Session #: 856-110
Presenter(s): Peter H. Stone, MD; Nora F. GoldSchlager, FAHA, MD, FACP; Jeffrey J. Popma, MD
Session Length: 1:00 hr
Event: 2006 ACP Annual Session
Date: April 6-8, 2006

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1. How do I define the patient whose prognosis will be improved by revascularization?
2. What is the best way to judge the response to medical management of coronary artery disease? Are serial stress tests needed?
3. What are the newer risk factors that impact prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease, and how should I incorporate them into my management of patients with coronary artery disease?
4. Which patients who undergo revascularization are better served by bypass surgery rather than percutaneous intervention?

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