Endoscopic biliary drainage in acute cholangitis [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. For patients with severe acute cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis, endoscopic biliary drainage reduces hospital mortality compared to...
Interventional Literature Classics
Landmark studies in interventional literature, organized using 2 Minute Medicine’s The Classics table of contents.
Early TIPS in cirrhosis and variceal bleeding [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. In patients with severe liver disease and variceal bleeding, early transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) significantly reduced...
The RIVAL trial: Radial vs femoral artery access for PCI [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. The composite outcome of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and non-CABG-related major bleeding did not differ between radial...
The CREST trial: Stenting versus endarterectomy for carotid stenosis [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. The rate of stroke, myocardial infarction or death did not differ significantly between patients treated with carotid...
The EVAR II trial: Endovascular approach when unfit for open aortic aneurysm repair [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. The EVAR II trial compared endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with no intervention in patients unsuitable for...
The EVAR I trial: Endovascular vs. open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. The EVAR I trial compared the safety and efficacy of endovascular and open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair...
The ICTUS trial: Early invasive or selectively invasive management for ACS [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. There was no significant difference in the composite rate of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or rehospitalization for...
The CARP trial: Preoperative revascularization prior to elective vascular surgery [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. In patients with stable coronary artery disease undergoing elective vascular surgery, preoperative revascularization does not significantly reduce...
The COURAGE trial: PCI does not improve mortality in medically optimized patients with stable coronary artery disease
Image: PD 1. Addition of percutaneous cutaneous intervention (PCI) to optimal medical therapy for patients with stable coronary artery disease...
The SYNTAX trial: CABG superior to PCI in triple-vessel or left main artery disease [Classics Series]
Image: CC/L.academia 1. In severe coronary artery disease, CABG is superior to PCI in reducing the need for repeat vascularization...
