The New England journal of medicine
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N. Engl. J. Med.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Coronary-artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery.
The benefit of coronary-artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery is unclear. ⋯ Coronary-artery revascularization before elective vascular surgery does not significantly alter the long-term outcome. On the basis of these data, a strategy of coronary-artery revascularization before elective vascular surgery among patients with stable cardiac symptoms cannot be recommended.