Long-term safety and effectiveness of hybrid coronary revascularization compared to conventional revascularization strategies: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Singam Shashank1, Rashmikaa Netyam1, Chiranjeevee R Saravanan2
1General Medicine, Hampshire Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Basingstoke, UK.
Insights
Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) offers similar safety and effectiveness to traditional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary artery disease. This emerging treatment shows comparable outcomes at 30 days and 1 year.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiac Surgery
Background:
- Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) combines percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
- It is an emerging treatment for multivessel coronary artery disease (MVCAD).
- HCR may address issues like saphenous vein graft failure associated with traditional CABG.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically evaluate the safety and effectiveness of HCR compared to CABG in MVCAD patients.
- To compare key clinical outcomes between HCR and CABG at 30 days and 1 year post-procedure.
Main Methods:
- A systematic literature search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase until September 2024.
- Included were four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 382 participants, analyzed using a random-effects model.
- Risk of bias was assessed using the ROB2 tool, and data were analyzed with RevMan 5.4.
Main Results:
- At 30 days, no significant differences were found between HCR and CABG for all-cause death, stroke, myocardial infarction, or blood transfusion (all P > 0.14).
- At 1-year follow-up, pooled analyses revealed no significant differences in all-cause death or myocardial infarction (all P > 0.56).
- All outcome comparisons demonstrated zero heterogeneity (I² = 0%).
Conclusions:
- Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) demonstrates comparable safety and effectiveness to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary artery disease (MVCAD).
- Key clinical outcomes are similar between HCR and CABG at both 30-day and 1-year follow-up points.
- Further research with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods is recommended to solidify these findings.
Background:
Hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR), a combination of percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), is an emerging treatment for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (MVCAD). While traditional CABG is considered the standard, HCR may mitigate issues like saphenous vein graft failure.
Methods:
We systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase until September 2024, targeting randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated HCR against CABG in MVCAD patients. The quality of included studies was assessed using the ROB2 tool, and data were analyzed using RevMan 5.4. Four RCTs (n = 382) involving 382 participants were analyzed using a random-effects model. Risk of bias was assessed using the ROB2 tool.
Results:
Four RCTs (n = 382) met inclusion criteria. At 30 days, there were no statistically significant differences between HCR and CABG in all-cause death (risk ratios [RR] = 1.35, P = 0.74), stroke (RR = 0.99, P = 0.99), myocardial infarction (RR = 1.17, P = 0.74), or blood transfusion (RR = 0.70, P = 0.14), with zero heterogeneity (I 2 = 0%). At 1-year follow-up, pooled analyses showed no significant differences in all-cause death (RR = 1.37, P = 0.62) or myocardial infarction (RR = 1.29, P = 0.56), also with consistent homogeneity (I 2 = 0%).
Conclusion:
HCR demonstrates comparable safety and effectiveness to CABG for MVCAD, with similar rates of key outcomes at both 30 days and 1 year. Further research with larger samples and longer follow-up is recommended to confirm these findings.
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