Coronary surgery in elderly: it is never too late
Why the study?
Does CABG improve survival compared to PCI in elderly patients with multivessel CAD?
Population
Elderly patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD)
Comparison
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) vs Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Design
Editorial
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
CABG provides a survival advantage over PCI in patients with multivessel CAD, a finding consistent across different stent eras.
Structured PICO
Does CABG improve survival compared to PCI in elderly patients with multivessel CAD?
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Population
Elderly patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD)
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Intervention
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
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Comparator
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
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Outcome
Survivalhard clinical
CABG provides a survival advantage over PCI in patients with multivessel CAD, a finding consistent across different stent eras.
Cite This Study
Chivasso et al. (2016) studied this question.