Comparison of Coronary Bypass Surgery with Angioplasty in Patients with Multivessel Disease
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- 25 July 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 335 (4) , 217-225
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199607253350401
Abstract
Coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) are alternative methods of revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease. We tested the hypothesis that in selected patients with multivessel disease suitable for treatment with either procedure, an initial strategy of PTCA does not result in a poorer five-year clinical outcome than CABG.Keywords
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