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Percutaneous coronary intervention versus repeat surgical revascularization in patients with prior coronary artery

Arnaldo Dimagli1, Gianmarco Cancelli1, Giovanni Jr Soletti1

  • 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY.

JTCVS Open
|January 2, 2023
PubMed

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Repeat coronary artery bypass grafting (RCABG) offers better long-term survival and fewer repeat revascularizations compared to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with prior bypass surgery. However, PCI demonstrates superior short-term operative outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Surgical Outcomes Research

Background:

  • Coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) often require revascularization.
  • Optimal treatment strategy between repeat CABG (RCABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for symptomatic patients with prior CABG remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and compare operative and follow-up outcomes of RCABG versus PCI in patients with prior CABG.
  • To determine the optimal treatment strategy for this patient population.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing RCABG and PCI in patients with prior CABG.
  • Primary outcome: follow-up mortality. Secondary outcomes: repeat revascularization, operative mortality, stroke, and myocardial infarction.
  • Analysis included aggregated data and individual patient data using restricted mean survival time.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in overall follow-up survival between RCABG and PCI in aggregated analysis.
  • Individual patient data analysis revealed a survival benefit for RCABG over PCI (0.7 years).
  • PCI showed higher rates of repeat revascularization, while RCABG had lower operative mortality and stroke rates.

Conclusions:

  • RCABG is associated with improved long-term survival and reduced need for repeat revascularization in patients with prior CABG.
  • PCI offers better operative outcomes, including lower mortality and stroke rates.
  • Treatment choice should balance operative risk with long-term benefits.
Abstract

Keywords:
CABG, coronary artery bypass graftingIRR, incidence rate ratioMI, myocardial infarctionPCI, percutaneous coronary interventionRCABG, repeat coronary artery bypass graftingcoronary artery bypass graftingcoronary artery diseasepercutaneous coronary interventionrepeat coronary artery bypass grafting

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