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Editorial
. 2020 Oct 16;27(4):33.
doi: 10.5837/bjc.2020.033. eCollection 2020.

Should we still have the COURAGE to perform elective PCI in stable myocardial ISCHEMIA?

Telal Mudawi  1 , Darar Al-Khdair  2 , Muath Al-Anbaei  3 , Asmaa Ali  4 , Ahmed Amin  4 , Dalia Besada  4 , Waleed Alenezi  4
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Editorial

Should we still have the COURAGE to perform elective PCI in stable myocardial ISCHEMIA?

Telal Mudawi et al. Br J Cardiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: BARI 2 trial; COURAGE trial; ISCHEMIA trial; percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); stable coronary disease.

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