Why the study?
Does percutaneous coronary intervention compared to coronary artery bypass grafting improve outcomes in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction?
Does percutaneous coronary intervention compared to coronary artery bypass grafting improve outcomes in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction?
In patients with multivessel CAD and LV dysfunction, CABG appears to offer a long-term survival advantage and greater freedom from repeat revascularization and symptoms compared to PCI, though further randomized trials are needed.
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May support CABG preference over PCI for long-term outcomes in ventricular dysfunction; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Caines et al. (2004) studied this question.
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