The Dueling Hazards of Incomplete Revascularization and Incomplete Data

The dueling hazards of incomplete revascularization and incomplete data.

Although the survival benefit of complete revascularization after bypass surgery is well documented, the importance of opening all stenotic or occluded vessels during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is less certain. On the contrary, much data support targeting only the culprit vessel during PCI. A strategy of “ischemic-driven revascularization” is often the standard of care. Through a ...

Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Data

Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Data

Reasonable incomplete revascularization.

Incomplete coronary artery revascularization could increase the risk of death, myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, and lifestyle-limiting angina. Data to support this hypothesis extend back to the early 1980s, when patients with incomplete surgical revascularization had an absolute 15% reduction in 5-year survival in comparison with patients with complete revascularization.1,2 This...

image reconstruction from incomplete data

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