Introduction
Angina, Angioplasty, coronary artery disease
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, STABLE ANGINA
Angina relief is the primary reason that patients with stable coronary artery disease undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).ORBITA (Objective Randomized Blinded Investigation with optimal medical Therapy of Angioplasty in stable angina), a placebo-controlled trial of PCI that mandated the use of guideline-directed antianginal medications, found no effect of PCI on exercise time.The ORBITA-2 trial was designed to determine the effect of PCI compared to placebo without background antianginal medication.