Outcome in medically treated coronary artery disease. Ischemic events: nonfatal infarction and death.
Population
1214 medically treated patients with coronary disease
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
7 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Substantial long-term risks in medically managed CAD warrant close surveillance; leaves open effects of contemporary therapies on prognosis.
Structured PICO
P
Population
1214 medically treated patients with coronary disease
I
Intervention
Medical treatment
O
Outcome
Composite of nonfatal infarction and death (ischemic events)composite
In medically treated coronary artery disease, nonfatal infarction and death occur in nearly half of patients by 7 years, with clinical and angiographic factors strongly predicting these outcomes.
Cite This Study
Harris et al. (1980) studied this question.