Long-Term Outcomes of DES Vs CABG for Patients With LV dysfunction

Yang JH et al. – Limited data are available on comparing the clinical outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and drug–eluting stent (DES) implantation in patients with reduced left ventricular systolic function in the DES era. DES implantation provides comparable long–term clinical outcomes, except for repeat revascularization, to CABG in patients with coronary artery disease and chronic left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
Methods
From January 2003 to December 2010, 953 patients with reduced left ventricular systolic function, defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction