Mortality after drug-eluting stents vs. coronary artery bypass grafting for left main coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Ahmad Y, Howard JP, Arnold AD, Cook CM, Prasad M, Ali ZA, Parikh MA, Kosmidou I, Francis DP, Moses JW, Leon MB, Kirtane AJ, Stone GW, Karmpaliotis D. Mortality after drug-eluting stents vs. coronary artery bypass grafting for left main coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: 3228-3235. PMID: 32118272, PMCID: PMC7557472, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryPercutaneous coronary interventionDrug-eluting stentsMain coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseMyocardial infarctionCardiac deathUnplanned revascularizationCause mortalityCoronary interventionArtery diseaseLeft main coronary artery diseaseRandomized clinical trial evidenceSimilar long-term mortalityArtery bypass graft surgerySignificant differencesUnplanned revascularization proceduresWeighted mean followBypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypassPrimary efficacy endpointClinical trial evidenceLong-term mortalityRisk of strokeGold standard therapy