Immediate complete revascularization is not inferior to staged procedure for treating multi-vessel disease

Immediate complete revascularization noninferior to staged in ACS, multivessel CAD

NEW ORLEANS — In patients with ACS and multivessel CAD who underwent PCI, immediate complete revascularization was noninferior to staged complete revascularization, according to results of the BIOVASC trial. In addition, the immediate group were less likely to have MI within 1 year of the procedure than the staged group, according to the researchers.

Immediate complete revascularization found to be as safe, effective as staged procedure in treating multi-vessel disease

In patients with multi-vessel heart disease who have had a heart attack, immediate treatment with stents in all diseased arteries was found to be as safe and effective at one year of follow-up as staged treatment, according ...

Immediate complete revascularization is not inferior to staged procedure for treating multi-vessel disease

In patients with multi-vessel heart disease who have had a heart attack, immediate treatment with stents in all diseased arteries was found to be as safe and effective at one year of follow-up as staged treatment, according to findings from the first large, randomized trial to address this question that is being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology. In staged t…