Historical Milestones in the Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease over the Last Half Century. [Review]

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Citation: American Journal of Medicine. 2018 Jun 27PMID: 29959899Institution: MedStar Heart & Vascular InstituteForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | ReviewSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2018Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - presentISSN:
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Name of journal: The American journal of medicineAbstract: Copyright (c) 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.Coronary revascularization for coronary artery disease dates to the introduction of coronary bypass surgery by Favaloro in 1967 and coronary angioplasty by Gruentzig in 1977 and first published in 1968 and 1978, respectively. There have been many technical improvements over the ensuing 5 decades, studied in clinical trials. This paper reviews the history of coronary revascularization, the development of optimal medical therapy, and points the way to the future of stable coronary artery disease management.All authors: Boden WE, Brown DL, Mancini GBJ, Taggart DP, Weintraub WSFiscal year: FY2018Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2018-07-30
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Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - present

Copyright (c) 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Coronary revascularization for coronary artery disease dates to the introduction of coronary bypass surgery by Favaloro in 1967 and coronary angioplasty by Gruentzig in 1977 and first published in 1968 and 1978, respectively. There have been many technical improvements over the ensuing 5 decades, studied in clinical trials. This paper reviews the history of coronary revascularization, the development of optimal medical therapy, and points the way to the future of stable coronary artery disease management.

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