Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting
Why the study?
Does coronary-artery bypass grafting improve survival in patients with multivessel coronary disease?
Population
Patients with multivessel coronary disease, especially those with more severe coronary disease, diabetes, or…
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
Informs revascularization decisions in high-risk multivessel disease; leaves open need for contemporary RCTs.
Structured PICO
Does coronary-artery bypass grafting improve survival in patients with multivessel coronary disease?
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Population
Patients with multivessel coronary disease, especially those with more severe coronary disease, diabetes, or left ventricular dysfunction
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Intervention
Coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG)
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Outcome
Survivalhard clinical
CABG improves survival in patients with multivessel coronary disease, with the greatest benefit seen in high-risk subgroups such as those with diabetes or left ventricular dysfunction.
Cite This Study
Alexander et al. (2016) studied this question.