TY - JOUR T1 - Prophylactic coronary artery revascularisation before elective vascular surgery did not improve long term survival JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 114 LP - 114 DO - 10.1136/ebm.10.4.114 VL - 10 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2005/08/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/10/4/114.abstract N2 - McFalls EO, Ward HB, Moritz TE, et al. Coronary-artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery. N Engl J Med 2004;351:2795–804.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science 
 
 Q In patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who are scheduled for elective major vascular surgery, does prophylactic coronary artery revascularisation reduce long term, all cause mortality? Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ IM/Ambulatory care ★★★★★★☆ Internal medicine ★★★★★★☆ Cardiology ★★★★★★☆ Design: randomised controlled trial (RCT) (Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis [CARP] trial). Allocation: {concealed*}†. Blinding: blinded ({investigators}† and the endpoints committee that validated all outcomes).* Follow up period: median 2.7 years. Setting: 18 Veterans Affairs medical centres in the US. Patients: 510 patients (mean age 66 y, 98% men) with stable CAD (⩾70% stenosis in ⩾1 major coronary artery suitable for revascularisation) who were scheduled for elective major vascular operation for an expanding abdominal aortic aneurysm or severe symptoms of … ER -