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Acute coronary syndrome

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Therapy

Angioplasty

There is no clear benefit from atherectomy. a

Why?

  • Atherectomy is not more effective than angioplasty at reducing death, MI or revascularisation. a
 

 

Expiry date: June 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors   CM   Ball , N   Shenker
Reviewer   I K   Jang
CAT Writers   N   Shenker , CJ   Wotton , CM   Ball , RS   Phillips