The effect of coronary revascularization treatment timing on mortality in patients with stable ischemic heart disease in British Columbia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research has shown that patients with stable ischemic heart disease who undergo delayed coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery face higher mortality rates than those who receive CABG within the time recommended by physicians. However, this research did not account for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a widely available alternative to delayed CABG in many settings. We sought to establish whether there was a difference in mortality between timely PCI and delayed CABG.

Methods

We identified 25,520 patients 60 years or older who underwent first-time non-emergency revascularization for angiographically-proven, stable left main or multi-vessel ischemic heart disease in British Columbia between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2016. We estimated unad

SUBMITTER: Hardiman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500866 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature