Letter

Coronary artery disease

Case presented does not wash

BMJ 2007; 334 doi: 10.1136/bmj.39185.447315.3A (Published 19 April 2007)
Cite this as: BMJ 2007;334:813.3

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  1. Michael R Chester, director
  1. National Refractory Angina Centre, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust, Liverpool L14 3PE
  1. mike{at}angina.org

    COURAGE comes hard on the heels of a recent cost effectiveness analysis that showed that the huge costs of angioplasty compared with medical treatment could not be justified.1 2 The study confirms that angioplasty does not improve prognosis in patients with stable angina, and this should clarify a common misunderstanding in the minds of commissioners and patients.3

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