Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass graft surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention of the LAD: costs and long-term outcome.
Julia MerkleMohamed ZeriouhAnton SabashnikovFarid AzizovChristopher HohmannCarolyn WeberKaveh EghbalzadehYousef SaidThorsten WahlersGuido MichelsPublished in: Perfusion (2018)
Whereas patients undergoing MIDCAB remained longer on ICU and in hospital, causing higher costs, this procedure was associated with a significantly lower incidence of repeat revascularization and significantly lower mortality compared to PCI on the LAD.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery bypass
- minimally invasive
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- patients undergoing
- acute myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- antiplatelet therapy
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- intensive care unit
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- robot assisted
- emergency department
- mechanical ventilation
- cardiovascular disease