Open-heart bypass surgery and less invasive procedure show similar outcomes in heart disease study

In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure called PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) at five years of follow-up, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25) on March 30 in Chicago. The research was simultaneously published in The Lancet.

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