Why the study?
Does bare metal coronary stenting compared to coronary bypass grafting improve clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease?
Does bare metal coronary stenting compared to coronary bypass grafting improve clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease?
Should not change practice for CAD revascularization; leaves open whether bare metal stenting improves outcomes over bypass by SYNTAX score.
Patients and Methods: Our study population consisted of 459 consecutive patients received bare metal stents (n= 265) or coronary bypass grafting (n= 294). The complexity of coronary artery disease was assessed by Sx score. Sx score was classifi ed as tertiles, as follows: low Sx score ( 22), intermediate Sx score (23-32) and high Sx score ( 33).
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