The BEST trial is here - but is anyone listening?
Pradeep NarayanPublished in: Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2022)
The long-term outcome of the Randomized Comparison of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation in the Treatment of Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease trial has recently been published. This appraisal provides a critical evaluation of the main findings of the study.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery bypass
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- phase iii
- coronary artery disease
- phase ii
- open label
- clinical trial
- study protocol
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- double blind
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- placebo controlled
- acute coronary syndrome
- cardiovascular events
- randomized controlled trial
- type diabetes
- minimally invasive
- atrial fibrillation
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement