Meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials on long-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting for multivessel coronary artery disease

Am J Cardiol. 2008 May 1;101(9):1259-62. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.12.026. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

Abstract

To provide a quantitative analysis of long-term clinical outcomes, a meta-analysis of 4 randomized controlled trials of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting versus coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary artery disease was conducted. The search identified 4 randomized controlled trials of PCI with stenting versus CABG that enrolled patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. In conclusion, pooled analysis demonstrated no statistically significant differences in death, cardiac death, Q-wave myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accidents, and angina pectoris between PCI with stenting and CABG. However, PCI with stenting was associated with a statistically significant increase in subsequent PCI, subsequent CABG, subsequent revascularization (PCI or CABG), and major adverse cardiovascular events relative to CABG.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Stents*
  • Survival Rate
  • Treatment Outcome