Journal of the American College of Cardiology
-
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Nov 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyThe effect of age on outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery compared with balloon angioplasty or bare-metal stent implantation among patients with multivessel coronary disease. A collaborative analysis of individual patient data from 10 randomized trials.
This study sought to assess whether patient age modifies the comparative effectiveness of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). ⋯ Patient age modifies the comparative effectiveness of CABG and PCI on hard cardiac events, with CABG favored at older ages and PCI favored at younger ages.
-
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Nov 2012
Multicenter StudyCoronary computed tomographic angiography as a gatekeeper to invasive diagnostic and surgical procedures: results from the multicenter CONFIRM (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: an International Multicenter) registry.
This study sought to examine patterns of follow-up invasive coronary angiography (ICA) and revascularization (REV) after coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). ⋯ These findings support the concept that CCTA may be used effectively as a gatekeeper to ICA.