Stent - Overuse

Overuse

In 2007 the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a trial called COURAGE. The trial gave recommendations about the practice of stenting in PCI, a heart surgery. This study was recognized as strong evidence for the need for a field-wide change in practice.

Medical societies recommend that surgeons not perform stenting in the usual surgery of otherwise healthy individuals during percutaneous coronary intervention.

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