2019
Does prior coronary angioplasty affect outcomes of surgical coronary revascularization? Insights from the STICH trial
Nicolau JC, Stevens SR, Al-Khalidi HR, Jatene FB, Furtado RHM, Dallan LAO, Lisboa LAF, Desvigne-Nickens P, Haddad H, Jolicoeur EM, Petrie MC, Doenst T, Michler RE, Ohman EM, Maddury J, Ali I, Deja MA, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ, Hill JA. Does prior coronary angioplasty affect outcomes of surgical coronary revascularization? Insights from the STICH trial. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 291: 36-41. PMID: 30929973, PMCID: PMC6579621, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionLeft ventricular ejection fractionSTICH trialCV hospitalizationCV mortalityCause mortalityMedical treatmentSuperiority of CABGOutcomes of patientsSurgical coronary revascularizationCoronary artery bypassVentricular ejection fractionArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationCoronary interventionCoronary angioplastyEjection fractionMedian timeWorse prognosisRandomized treatmentCABGHospitalizationMortalityPatients
2015
Importance of Angina in Patients With Coronary Disease, Heart Failure, and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Insights From STICH
Jolicœur EM, Dunning A, Castelvecchio S, Dabrowski R, Waclawiw MA, Petrie MC, Stewart R, Jhund PS, Desvigne-Nickens P, Panza JA, Bonow RO, Sun B, San TR, Al-Khalidi HR, Rouleau JL, Velazquez EJ, Cleland JGF. Importance of Angina in Patients With Coronary Disease, Heart Failure, and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Insights From STICH. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 2092-2100. PMID: 26541919, PMCID: PMC4655599, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseLV systolic dysfunctionGreater survival benefitMedical therapySystolic dysfunctionCause mortalitySurvival benefitWorse prognosisCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionArtery bypass graft surgeryLong-term clinical outcomesGreater prognostic benefitBypass graft surgeryVentricular systolic dysfunctionEffect of CABGMultivariable CoxSTICH trialGraft surgeryPrognostic benefitArtery diseaseCoronary diseaseEjection fractionHeart failureClinical outcomes