European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on February 19, 2008
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm645
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Does prior PCI increase the risk of subsequent CABG?
University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
* Corresponding author. Tel: +44 1865 221121, Fax: +44 1865 220244, Email: David.taggart@orh.nhs.uk
This editorial refers to ‘Impact of previous percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and/or stenting revascularization on outcomes after surgical revascularization: insights from the imagine study’ by S. Chocron et al., doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn026
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Chocron and colleagues have reported that prior percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) leads to a worse outcome in patients subsequently undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).1 In view of the fact that around one-third of patients with multivessel disease treated with bare metal stents will require re-intervention within a few years,2 this conclusion is potentially worrying and raises several questions. (i) Is the conclusion justifiable? (ii) Are the findings consistent with other studies in the literature? (iii) If real, what are the likely pathophysiological mechanisms? (iv) Will the findings be different drug-eluting stents? (v) What are the clinical implications for patients and the economic implications for health services?
Is the conclusion justifiable?
The obvious weakness of the study of Chocron et
Are the findings consistent with other studies in the literature?
If real, what are the likely pathophysiological mechanisms?
Will the findings be different with drug-eluting stents?
What are the clinical implications for patients and the economic implications for health services?
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