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Survival difference between coronary bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention
1Department of cardiology, LHL-Clinics Feiring , Feiring , Norway.
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal : SCJ
|April 29, 2015
Summary
Coronary artery bypass surgery shows persistently lower death rates than percutaneous coronary intervention in three-vessel disease patients. This finding suggests bypass surgery remains the standard treatment for these individuals.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Interventional Cardiology
- Health Outcomes Research
Background:
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) has historically shown survival benefits over percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in certain coronary artery disease (CAD) subsets.
- Recent trends in revascularization strategies warrant an updated assessment of these outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if the survival advantage of CABS over PCI in specific CAD patient groups persists in contemporary practice.
- To compare outcomes between two distinct treatment periods: 1999-2005 and 2006-2011.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 17,739 patients undergoing coronary revascularization at Feiring Heart Clinic.
- Survival data were analyzed using Cox regression and propensity score matching for two distinct time cohorts.
- Follow-up duration was 5 years post-procedure.
Main Results:
- No significant survival difference was observed between CABS and PCI for one- and two-vessel disease in either time period.
- In three-vessel disease, CABS demonstrated a persistent survival benefit over PCI, with hazard ratios of 0.62 and 0.59 in the respective time periods (p < 0.001).
- These results indicate a consistent advantage for bypass surgery in complex multivessel disease.
Conclusions:
- The superior survival rates associated with coronary artery bypass surgery compared to percutaneous coronary intervention in three-vessel disease patients are sustained in recent years.
- Coronary artery bypass surgery should continue to be considered the standard of care for patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease.
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