Cardiac mortality in patients randomised to elective coronary revascularisation plus medical therapy or medical therapy alone: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Navarese EP, Lansky AJ, Kereiakes DJ, Kubica J, Gurbel PA, Gorog DA, Valgimigli M, Curzen N, Kandzari DE, Bonaca MP, Brouwer M, Umińska J, Jaguszewski MJ, Raggi P, Waksman R, Leon MB, Wijns W, Andreotti F. Cardiac mortality in patients randomised to elective coronary revascularisation plus medical therapy or medical therapy alone: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 4638-4651. PMID: 34002203, PMCID: PMC8669551, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous myocardial infarctionStable coronary artery disease patientsCoronary artery disease patientsElective coronary revascularisationMedical therapyCardiac mortalityMyocardial infarctionCoronary revascularisationCause mortalityDisease patientsPre-specified primary endpointCoronary artery diseaseRate ratioDeath risk reductionRandom-effects modelMultivessel diseaseMortality findingsPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsStable patientsStroke riskSurvival benefitArtery diseaseCardiac deathRevascularisation