articleNew England Journal of MedicineMar 27, 2012BRONZE OA

Comparative Effectiveness of Revascularization Strategies

Christiana Care Health System · Clinical Research Institute · +15 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

Questions persist concerning the comparative effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG). The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) collaborated to compare the rates of long-term survival after PCI and CABG.

Methods

We linked the ACCF National Cardiovascular Data Registry and the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database to claims data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the years 2004 through 2008. Outcomes were compared with the use of propensity scores and inverse-probability-weighting adjustment to reduce treatment-selection bias.

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Conventional PCI
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Internal medicine
  • Propensity score matching
  • Confidence interval
  • Coronary artery disease
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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