The Orbita Trial - the inside scoop - Part 1 - a podcast by BMJ Group

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd visits Professor Darrel Francis and Dr. Rasha Al-Lamee at "Orbita HQ" at Imperial College, London to discuss their groundbreaking trial. In a wide-ranging discussion they cover why the trial was desperately needed, the barriers to getting started and what the startling and unexpected results might mean for PCI in stable coronary artery disease. The second half of the podcast will be released in two weeks.

Link to published paper:Orbita trial : http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673617327149

Editorial mentioned during the discussion : https://www.pcronline.com/eurointervention/127th_issue/volume-13/number-12/217/swimming-against-the-tide-insights-from-the-orbita-trial.html

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