American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 12 , Pages 1647-1653, 15 December 2009

Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Steven P. Sedlis, MD

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    • Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Health Care System, and New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: (212) 951-3335; fax: (212) 951-3334
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  • Claudine T. Jurkovitz, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware
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  • Pamela M. Hartigan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center and Veterans Affairs Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, Connecticut
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  • David S. Goldfarb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Health Care System, and New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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  • Jeffrey D. Lorin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Health Care System, and New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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  • Marcin Dada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut
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  • David J. Maron, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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  • John A. Spertus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missiouri
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  • G.B. John Mancini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vancouver Hospital, Cardiovascular Imaging Research Core Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Koon K. Teo, MBBCh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Robert A. O'Rourke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs South Texas Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas
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  • William E. Boden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Western New York Health Care System and Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York
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  • William S. Weintraub, MD

      Affiliations

    • Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware
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  • COURAGE Study Investigators

Received 12 June 2009; received in revised form 19 July 2009; accepted 19 July 2009.

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 The trial was sponsored and oversight was provided by the Cooperative Studies Program of the US Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development. Additional funding was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Supplemental corporate support consisted of unrestricted research grants payable to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01474-X

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.07.043

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 12 , Pages 1647-1653, 15 December 2009

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