This meta-analysis compared outcomes of PCI vs CABG in patients with multivessel disease, evaluating studies that were not individually powered to detect survival differences. 6 RTC including 6055 pts were analyzed. Significant benefits for CABG were associated with overall mortality, MI, and the need for revascularization.
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting vs Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Long-term Mortality and Morbidity in Multivessel DiseaseMeta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials of the Arterial Grafting and Stenting Era
Submitted by: Erica Curcio
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine
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Author(s): Ilke Sipahi; M. Hakan Akay; Sinan Dagdelen; Arie Blitz; Cem Alhan