The landscape of interventional cardiology has seen seismic shifts over recent years, with traditional treatments such as elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) facing increasing scrutiny. Evolving evidence and an improved understanding of stable coronary artery disease has led to questions around the supposed benefits of this intervention in patients with stable angina 1,2. This editorial aims to briefly examine the underlying evidence and look to answer the question – is elective PCI a thing of the past?
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