Ioanna Kosmidou, Bahira Shahim, Ovidiu Dressler, Björn Redfors, Marie-Claude Morice, John D Puskas, David E Kandzari, Dimitri Karmpaliotis, W Morris Brown, Nicholas J Lembo, Adrian P Banning, Arie Pieter Kappetein, Patrick W Serruys, Joseph F Sabik, Gregg W Stone
BACKGROUND: The frequency of and relationship between hospital readmissions and outcomes after revascularization for left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) are unknown. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to study the incidence, predictors, and clinical impact of readmissions following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for LMCAD. METHODS: In the EXCEL (XIENCE Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization) trial, 1,905 patients with LMCAD were randomized to PCI vs CABG...
March 19, 2024: Journal of the American College of Cardiology