Myocardial revascularization: PCI/stent or coronary artery bypass graft-what is best for our patients?
In my opinion, decisions regarding which type of revascularization is to be performed on a specific patient depends on vessel anatomic pathology, (ie, coronary lesion complexity). Thus, for proper decision-making regarding the selection of the revascularization procedure, the details of the coronary angiogram, not just the number of vessels involved, must be discussed by the interventional cardiologist as well as the cardiovascular surgeon.
Richard Conti
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