Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease Treated with Percutaneous Angioplasty versus Bypass Grafting: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Gani BajraktariFjolla Zhubi-BakijaGjin NdrepepaFernando AlfonsoShpend EleziZarife RexhajIbadete BytyciArtan BajraktariAfrim PonikuMichael Y HeneinPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
The findings of this meta-analysis suggest that the long-term survival and MACE of patients who underwent PCI for unprotected LMCA stenosis were comparable to those receiving CABG, despite a higher rate of repeat revascularization.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- systematic review
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- acute coronary syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- minimally invasive
- atrial fibrillation
- heart failure
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- cardiovascular disease
- randomized controlled trial
- antiplatelet therapy
- ultrasound guided
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve