Percutaneous coronary intervention or bypass surgery in multivessel disease? A tailored approach based on coronary pressure measurement

• Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 184 - 191
• Main Authors: Botman, Kees-Joost, Pijls, Nico H.J., Bech, Jan Willem, Aarnoudse, Wilbert, Peels, Kathinka, van Straten, Bart, Penn, Olaf, Michels, H. Rolf, Bonnier, Hans, Koolen, Jacques J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2004
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Blood Pressure; Chi-Square Distribution; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Bypass; coronary bypass surgery; Coronary Disease - surgery; Coronary Disease - therapy; coronary pressure measurement; Female; fractional flow reserve; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; multivessel coronary disease; percutaneous coronary intervention; Treatment Outcome

The optimal revascularization strategy, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD) remains controversial. The aim of the present study was to compare the long‐term outcomes after selective PCI o...