Why the study?
Does coronary balloon angioplasty compared to coronary bypass surgery affect the incidence of early and late repeat hospitalization in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization?
Population
378 patients following myocardial revascularization treated at a single cardiovascular center
Comparison
Coronary balloon angioplasty (PTCA) (n=199) vs Coronary bypass surgery (CABG) (n=179)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 13 years
Authors
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May guide risk stratification for recurrent hospitalizations after revascularization; leaves open whether optimizing hypertension or achieving complete revascularization improves outcomes.
Does coronary balloon angioplasty compared to coronary bypass surgery affect the incidence of early and late repeat hospitalization in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization?
Late repeat hospitalizations are common after both PTCA and CABG, with systemic hypertension and incomplete revascularization independently predicting multiple rehospitalizations over a 13-year follow-up.
Halon et al. (2002) studied this question.
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