Atherosclerotic renal-artery stenosis is common among patients with cardiovascular disease and the condition may contribute to hypertension. The impact of renal artery angioplasty or stenting on the risk of clinical events among patients with atherosclerotic renal disease remains poorly defined. In the Cardiovascular Outcomes in Renal Atherosclerotic Lesions (CORAL) study, 947 patients atherosclerotic renal-artery stenosis […]
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Stent vs Surgery – a subgroup meta-analysis
The outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), when compared with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) might vary according to the patient characteristics, such as the presence of diabetes or the number of diseased vessels. However, no randomized trial to date has been large enough to provide adequate statistical power for sub-group analysis, and meta-analyses have […]
Stent or Surgery? It depends on the SYNTAX
As percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) continues to evolve, its ability to treat complex coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to improve.The SYNTAX (Synergy between PCI with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) trial was designed to assess whether modern percutaneous techniques have assumed parity with coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) for the treatment of complex (3 vessel or […]