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Review
. 2016 Jun 21;37(24):1873-82.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw044. Epub 2016 Mar 18.

Revascularization in stable coronary artery disease: a combined perspective from an interventional cardiologist and a cardiac surgeon

David R Holmes Jr  1 , David P Taggart  2
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Review

Revascularization in stable coronary artery disease: a combined perspective from an interventional cardiologist and a cardiac surgeon

David R Holmes Jr et al. Eur Heart J. .

Abstract

It is now half a century since the start of coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG) with the first percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following just over a decade later. The relative merits of PCI vs. CABG for stable coronary artery disease (stable-CAD) have continued to be debated ever since and have been the focus of around 20 randomized trials and numerous registry studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. The aim of this review is to identify areas of agreement, disagreement, and uncertainties in the role of PCI and CABG in patients with stable-CAD.

Keywords: CABG; Mammary artery; PCI; Stent; Surgery.

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