title: [The cardiovascular surgeon and the Syntax score].
abstract: The Syntax score has been established as a tool to determine the complexity of coronary artery disease and as a guide for decision-making among coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention. The purpose of this review is to systematically examine what the Syntax score is, and how the surgeon should integrate the information in the selection and treatment of patients. We reviewed the results of the SYNTAX Trial, the clinical practice guidelines, as well as the benefits and limitations of the score. Finally we discuss the future directions of the Syntax score.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F., México. Electronic address: doctormariog@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soulé-Egea
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Valentín
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Herrera-Alarcón
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barragán-García
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013903:Thoracic Surgery
keywords: Cirugía de revascularización coronaria; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Coronary multivessel disease; Enfermedad multivascular coronaria; Intervencionismo coronario percutáneo; Mexico; México; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Syntax