[Angioplasty versus medical treatment in oligosymptomatic patients: is it time to stop it?].

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  • Pedro José Negreiros de Andrade
چکیده

Correspondência: Pedro José Negreiros de Andrade • Francisco Holanda, 992/1101 Dionisio Torres 60130-040 Fortaleza, CE Brasil E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Artigo recebido em 30/06/09; revisado recebido em 30/10/09; aceito em 15/12/09. Palavras-chave Angioplastia, terapêutica, stents farmacológicos, pacientes oligossintomáticos. Acaba de ser publicado no New England Journal of Medicine, o tão esperado estudo BARI 2-D1. Na parte que interessa a cardiologistas, 2.368 pacientes com diabete tipo 2 e coronariopatia foram randomizados para dois braços: tratamento ótimo da diabete ou terapêutica de revascularização, que poderia ser por cirurgia ou angioplastia. A randomização foi realizada independente da escolha da melhor terapêutica de revascularização para cada paciente, a qual ficava a critério dos médicos, não sendo o estudo uma comparação entre angioplastia e cirurgia.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

دوره 94 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010