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- Title
Is there a Failure to Optimize theRapy in anGina pEcToris (FORGET) study?
- Authors
Elder, D. H. J.; Pauriah, M.; Lang, C. C.; Shand, J.; Menown, I. B. A.; Sin, B. D. W. C. K.; Gupta, S.; Duckett, S. G.; Foster, W.; Zachariah, D.; Kalra, P. R.
- Abstract
Background: In the management of chronic stable angina, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) provides symptomatic relief of angina rather than improvement of prognosis. Current guidelines recommend optimization of medical therapy prior to elective PCI. It is not clear if these guidelines are adhered to in clinical practice.
- Subjects
ANGINA pectoris; CORONARY artery stenosis; CORONARY disease; CLINICAL pharmacology; HEART disease prognosis
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2010, Vol 103, Issue 5, p305
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcq011