AHA Journals, Author Interviews, Heart Disease / 03.07.2014
Newer Drug-Eluting Stents Narrow Gap Between Cardiac Bypass and Stent Surgery Outcomes
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA
Director of Research, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory,
Director, Cardiovascular Outcomes Group,
Associate Professor of Medicine,
New York University School of Medicine,
New York, NY 10016
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Bangalore: We found that while CABG was associated with mortality benefit when compared with bare metal stents or first generation drug eluting stent, the gap between CABG and PCI was smaller and non significant when PCI was with newer generation DES. The same was true for repeat revascularization with the magnitude of benefit with CABG descending considerable from comparison with balloon angioplasty to newer generation DES.
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