Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis

Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft for left main coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis

“…The certainty of evidence of these findings ranged from low to high. Previous meta-analyses of existing RCTs on this topic suggested the favorable long-term outcomes associated with CABG in terms of repeat revascularization, 15,25 target vessel revascularization 26 and nonprocedural MI, 15,27 and the increased associated risk for early stroke (30-day and 1-year) 26 and periprocedural MI. 15 A recently published meta-analysis had results consistent with the present study in regard to mortality, unplanned revascularization, and stroke, whereas results on MI differed.…”