BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are two alternative methods for coronary revascularization, but it remains controversial as which one is associated with lower risks of worse clinical outcomes for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We determined the mode of coronary revascularization (PCI vs. CABG) which is ass...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the contemporary clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), including those with a saphenous vein graft culprit lesion. BACKGROUND The outcome of STEMI patients with previous CABG is reported to be inferior to those without previous CABG, b...

OBJECTIVES To examine the difference in outcome between percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), to see if it has changed over the years in diabetics deemed eligible for both treatments; and to contrast the long-term mortality findings with those in non-diabetics. DESIGN Meta-analyses using data from randomised controlled trials found by searches on...

IMPORTANCE Numerous studies have compared the results of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but little is known about how either the relative use of these procedures or their associated perioperative mortality have changed with time. OBJECTIVE To examine trends in off- and on-pump CABG use and outcomes over time. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of data from the Veter...

BACKGROUND There exist few studies that characterize contemporary clinical features and outcomes or risk factors for operative mortality in cardiogenic shock (CS) patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS AND RESULTS We evaluated data of 708,593 patients with and without CS undergoing CABG enrolled in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database (2002-2...

CONTEXT Patients with diabetes mellitus account for approximately 25% of the nearly 1.5 million coronary revascularization procedures performed each year in the United States and experience worse outcomes compared with nondiabetic patients. OBJECTIVES To summarize the current state of evidence comparing the effectiveness and safety of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and percutaneo...

BACKGROUND The prospective, multinational, randomized Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) trial was designed to assess the optimal revascularization strategy between percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), for patients with left main (LM) and/or 3-vessel coronary disease. METHODS AND RESULTS Th...

Gender differences exist in outcomes, particularly early mortality, for percutaneous interventions (PCI) and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Better understanding of this issue may target areas for improvement for all patients undergoing revascularization. Therefore, we summarized the evidence on gender differences in PCI and CABG outcomes, particularly early mortality, and mediator...

The benefits of using arterial grafts in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) have been elucidated in previous investigations. Alternative arterial grafts such as radial artery (RA) and right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) have been used widely for CABG with increasing importance. Med-Line (1986-2010) was searched using the subsequent keyword arterial graft, CABG, RA and GEA. Overall, a total o...

OBJECTIVES We compared the 5-year outcomes of diabetic patients with multivessel disease treated with sirolimus-eluting stents (SES), bare-metal stents (BMS), and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) enrolled in the ARTS (Arterial Revascularization Therapy Study) I and II studies. BACKGROUND Diabetes is an established risk factor for major adverse cardiac events after revascularization...