Long-term survival in patients with refractory angina
Population
1200 patients with refractory angina, mean age 63.5 years, 77.5% male.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 5.1 years (range 0-16)
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Discussion
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Implication
Provides benchmark long-term mortality rates; extends observational prognostic data but leaves open causal factors and interventions.
Structured PICO
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Population
1200 patients with refractory angina (severe coronary artery disease, not candidates for traditional revascularization, experiencing angina in spite of excellent medical therapy), mean age 63.5 years, 77.5% male.
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Intervention
Traditional and investigational therapies for refractory angina (OPTIMIST program)
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Outcome
All-cause mortality and cause of deathhard clinical
Cite This Study
Henry et al. (2013) studied this question.