简介：Tileterm‘percutaneouscoronaryintervention'(PCI)isusedtodescribevariousproceduresthatcanbeusedtomechanicallyimprovemyocardialperfusionwithoutresortingtosurgery.Themostcommonprocedureispercutaneoustransluminalcoronaryangioplasty(PTCA),usuallywithimplantationofanintracoronarystent.Othermethodsmaybeappropriateinsmallsubsetsofpatients.Morethan1millionPCIprocedureswereperformedworldwidein2000.

简介：Coronaryarterybypassgrafting(CABG)isenteringaneweraasminimallyinvasivetechniques,off-pumpsurgeryandtotal'arterialrevascularizationhavefotmdrolesinthesurgicaltreatmentofpatientswithcoronaryarterydisease.Thecontinueddevelopmentofthetechniquesofpercutaneouscoronaryintervention(PCI)isalsohavinganimpactonthetypeofpatientreferredforCABG.

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简介：31aiscontributiondiscussestheuseofstatins(HMG-CoAreductaseinhibitors),aspirinandantihypertensivedrugsinsecondaryandprimarypreventionofcoronaryheartdisease(CHD),focusingontherationaleforandpracticalaspectsofCI-IDriskassessmentintargetingthesetreatments.