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coronary revascularization procedure

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coronary revascularization procedure
Cardiology Any procedure–eg, CABG, PTCA, stenting, used to ↑ coronary artery blood flow. See Balloon angioplasty, Coronary artery bypass graft, Coronary artery stent.


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Between 25,000 and 75,000 new cases of angina refractory to maximal medical therapy and standard coronary revascularization procedures are diagnosed each year.
The diagnosis of CAD was based on the case history of past coronary revascularization procedure or was confirmed by coronary angiography (ie they had stenosis with greater than 50% narrowing in the cross-sectional area of one of the major coronary arteries).
This class of drugs has been used in a very large number of patients, in both primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention, for its ability to reduce clinical events linked to atherosclerosis, including acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, coronary revascularization procedures, cardiac death, stroke, symptoms of peripheral arterial disease and total mortality.
 
 
 
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