[Assessment of clinical course, prognosis and effectiveness of drug and nondrug treatment of patients with ischemic heart disease and occlusive coronary artery atherosclerosis (data of 5-year prospective follow-up)].

Data of 5-year prospective follow-up were used for assessment of clinical course, prognosis and effectiveness of drug and nondrug treatment of 202 patients with ischemic heart disease, occlusive coronary artery atherosclerosis and preserved left ventricular function. It was found that 5-year cardiovascular mortality and rate of nonfatal myocardial infarction did not differ significantly between groups of patients subjected to drug treatment only, transluminal balloon angioplasty, and coronary artery bypass grafting.