Background Patients with a history of cardiovascular disease are at high risk of developing
secondary major adverse cardiac events (MACE). This study aimed to identify independent …

Objectives: This study sought to understand the total weight of evidence regarding outcomes
in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

Background—Studies from the balloon angioplasty and bare metal stent eras have
demonstrated that coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is cost-effective compared with …

OBJECTIVE: SYNTAX study compares outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting with
percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with 3-vessel and/or left main disease …

Background Controversy persists regarding the optimal revascularization strategy for
diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD). Coronary artery bypass …

Background—Few published data describe long-term survival of dialysis patients
undergoing surgical versus percutaneous coronary revascularization in the era of drug …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients demonstrate higher rates of cardiovascular mortality
and morbidity; and increased incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) with declining …

BACKGROUND: The second best conduit for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is
unclear. We sought to determine if the use of a second arterial conduit, the radial artery (RA) …

Objectives: This study sought to determine whether coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
surgery is associated with an increased risk of stroke compared with percutaneous coronary …

In April 2011, the Institute of Medicine released 2 reports: Finding What Works in Health
Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust. 2, 3 …