Comparing outcomes between coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians with left main or multivessel disease

Abstract Mechanisms of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) differ as CABG provides surgical collateralization and may prolong life by preventing future myocardial infarctions (MI). However, CABG benefits are unclear in octogenarians, where surgical ris...

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Main Authors: Hristo Kirov, Tulio Caldonazo, Leoni Lu Riedel, Panagiotis Tasoudis, Alexandros Moschovas, Mahmoud Diab, Gloria Färber, Torsten Doenst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49069-2