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FREEDOM Trial.

Future Revascularization Evaluation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Optimal Management of Multivessel Disease trial. Demonstrated that CABG was superior to PCI in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.

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What is freedom trial?

Future Revascularization Evaluation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Optimal Management of Multivessel Disease trial. Demonstrated that CABG was superior to PCI in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.

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CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. An open-heart surgery that creates new routes for blood to flow ...
PCI
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, also called coronary angioplasty with stenting. A catheter-ba...
Triple-Vessel Disease
Significant blockages in all three major coronary arteries: the LAD, circumflex, and right corona...
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