Tag: Heart Bypass
FFR-Guided PCI Not Noninferior to CABG in Three-Vessel CAD
Findings not consistent with prespecified noninferiority of fractional flow reserve-guided percutaneous coronary intervention
Women Less Likely to Undergo Guideline-Concordant CABG
Women have lower odds of receiving LIMA graft to the LAD artery, undergoing complete vascularization, receiving multi-arterial grafting
2003 to 2016 Saw Changes in Characteristics of PCI, CABG Patients
Risk-adjusted mortality decreased significantly after CABG but not after PCI across all clinical indications
PCI, CABG for Left Main CAD Have Similar Five-Year Outcomes
Findings reported for composite outcomes for 1,905 patients with left main coronary artery disease
Open Heart Surgery Beats Stents for Multivessel Disease
Findings reinforce need for team approach to treatment decisions for heart conditions
Death at 10 Years Similar With Bilateral-, Single-Artery CABG
No difference seen in rate of death from any cause at 10 years in intention-to-treat analysis
AHA: Lasting Benefit for CABG in Diabetes, Multivessel Disease
Lower all-cause mortality in CABG group versus PCI-DES group after median follow-up of 7.5 years
Improved Outcomes With Public Reporting of CABG Data
Decrease in observed and expected mortality rates, risk factor rates from 2002 to 2014 in Massachusetts
Lower Thromboembolic Risk With New A-Fib After CABG Versus NVAF
Thromboembolic risk lower for postoperative atrial fibrillation s/p CABG versus nonvalvular a-fib
Anticoagulation Guidance Issued for Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Recommendations for heparin dosing and monitoring, contraindications and alternatives, reversal
