Randomized Trial of Stents Versus Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: 5-Year Outcomes of the PRECOMBAT Study.

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Abstract

In a previous randomized trial, we found that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was not inferior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for the treatment of unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis at 1 year.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.

Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1558-3597

ISSN (Print): 0735-1097

Publication date (Electronic): May 26 2015

Volume: 65

Issue: 20

Affiliations

[1 ] Heart Institute, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.

[2 ] Division of Biostatistics, Center for Medical Research and Information, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.

[3 ] Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.

[4 ] Korea University Kuro Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.

[5 ] Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, South Korea.

[6 ] Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.

[7 ] Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.

[8 ] Seoul National University Hospital, Bundang, South Korea.

[9 ] Yonsei University Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.

[10 ] Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.

[11 ] Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, South Korea.

[12 ] Catholic University of Korea, St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.

[13 ] Heart Institute, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: sjpark@amc.seoul.kr.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0735-1097(15)00841-4

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.03.033

PubMed ID: 25787197

SO-VID: 9051b1fc-76e0-48ad-95e7-8bf521e4a708

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Keywords: coronary artery bypass grafting,long-term outcome,percutaneous coronary intervention

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Keywords: coronary artery bypass grafting, long-term outcome, percutaneous coronary intervention

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