Palliative treatment of coronary “atherosclerotic cancer” by drug-eluting or bare-metal stents: From oculo-stenotic reflex period to age of precision medicine

Medications and treatments are said to have a palliative effect if they relieve symptoms without having a curative effect on the underlying disease such as atherosclerosis or cancer. Some authors speculated that atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) could be considered a “cancer of the coron...

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Published in:Indian heart journal 2018-01, Vol.70 (1), p.191-193
Main Authors: Ozcan Cetin, Elif Hande, Ozeke, Ozcan, Ilkay, Erdogan, Aras, Dursun, Topaloglu, Serkan, Golbasi, Zehra, Aydogdu, Sinan, Ozer, Can
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Coronary Syndrome - etiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - surgery
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis - complications
Atherosclerosis - surgery
Atherosclerotic cancer
Atherothrombosis
Coronary stents
Coronary Vessels - surgery
Drug eluting stents
Humans
Opinion Piece
Palliative Care - methods
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Precision Medicine - methods
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Summary:Medications and treatments are said to have a palliative effect if they relieve symptoms without having a curative effect on the underlying disease such as atherosclerosis or cancer. Some authors speculated that atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) could be considered a “cancer of the coronary arterial wall”. Although the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has proven to be effective in decreasing mortality rates among patients with acute coronary syndromes, the previous meta-analyses of PCI versus optimal medical therapy for stable CAD have not been able to demonstrate a reduction in major adverse cardiac outcomes. However, few cardiologists discussed the evidence-based benefits of angiogram and PCI for stable CAD, and some implicitly or explicitly overstated the benefits. Recently, the precision medicine is defined as an evidence-based approach that uses innovative tools and biological and data science to customize disease prevention, detection, and treatment, and improve the effectiveness and quality of patient care. Providing patients with accurate and complete information appears to be an effective way to combat the reliance on the oculostenotic reflex. The foundation of precision medicine is the ability to tailor therapy based upon the expected risks and benefits of treatment for each individual patient. As said by Doctor William Osler, “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”
ISSN:0019-4832
DOI:10.1016/j.ihj.2017.07.008