Coronary angioplasty compared with bypass grafting

Arthur J. Hartz, Evelyn M. Kuhn, Andrew J. Doorey, Josef E. Fischer, Massoud A. Leesar, S. Abraham Joseph, Charles R. Prince, Christian W. Hamm, Jürgen Berger, Peter Kalmar, Spencer B. King, L. David Hillis, John D. Rutherford

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Abstract

To the Editor: It is informative to contrast the results of the two clinical trials comparing bypass surgery and angioplasty (Oct. 20 issue)1,2 with the results of a previous observational study.3 Neither clinical trial found any difference in mortality rates at one year between coronary bypass surgery and angioplasty. However, the observational study found that the patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery had a higher mortality rate, even after adjustment for risk factors. The difference was greatest for low-risk patients. Differences between the studies may have been due to chance, but there are also potential structural reasons for the.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)888-890
Number of pages3
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume332
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 30 1995
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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