Aims To compare coronary stent implantation and bypass surgery for multivessel coronary
disease in patients with renal insufficiency. Methods and results In the ARTS trial, 142 …

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a strong predictor of mortality after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but the …

Background: Randomized trials of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) routinely exclude patients with chronic kidney disease …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients
with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but no study has yet compared the short-and long-term …

Background The long-term prognostic impact of mildly decreased renal function in patients
undergoing coronary revascularization is still unknown. Objectives The goal of this study …

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with adverse outcomes after
coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) …

BACKGROUND: Randomized clinical trials comparing coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have largely excluded patients with …

Background: Early revascularization can lead to better prognosis in multivessel coronary
artery disease (CAD) patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, whether …

OBJECTIVES This study compared contemporary outcomes following surgical versus
percutaneous coronary revascularization for multivessel coronary artery disease (MVCAD) …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease
and death, yet little data exist regarding the comparative efficacy of coronary …