Outcomes of coronary artery interventions: comparing coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with unprotected left main stenosis. 2014

Sarah B Crouse, and Lisa A Kitko
School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this integrative review is to examine the existing literature comparing short- and long-term outcomes of both coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) stenosis. CABG has long been considered the standard of treatment for ULMCA stenosis; however, advancements in the use of PCI have made it a viable alternative treatment option. METHODS Sixteen articles were selected from a literature search using the PubMed database, with at least 1 year of follow-up and adjustment for established risk factors. CONCLUSIONS The majority of studies found CABG and PCI with stenting to be comparable and equally safe treatment strategies for patients with ULMCA stenosis. Some studies found that PCI had a significantly lower risk for adverse events and mortality compared to CABG. However, a large number of studies found that PCI had a higher rate of target vessel restenosis. CONCLUSIONS Advanced practice nurses have become a prominent and influential part of the healthcare delivery system. As such, advanced practice nurses should be educated on the current research about coronary artery interventions so that they may better screen, treat, and manage this patient population.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001026 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion. Aortocoronary Bypass,Bypass, Coronary Artery,Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery,Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting,Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery,Aortocoronary Bypasses,Artery Bypass, Coronary,Artery Bypasses, Coronary,Bypass, Aortocoronary,Bypasses, Aortocoronary,Bypasses, Coronary Artery,Coronary Artery Bypasses
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D062645 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention A family of percutaneous techniques that are used to manage CORONARY OCCLUSION, including standard balloon angioplasty (PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY), the placement of intracoronary STENTS, and atheroablative technologies (e.g., ATHERECTOMY; ENDARTERECTOMY; THROMBECTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL LASER ANGIOPLASTY). PTCA was the dominant form of PCI, before the widespread use of stenting. Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization,Coronary Intervention, Percutaneous,Coronary Interventions, Percutaneous,Coronary Revascularization, Percutaneous,Coronary Revascularizations, Percutaneous,Intervention, Percutaneous Coronary,Interventions, Percutaneous Coronary,Percutaneous Coronary Interventions,Percutaneous Coronary Revascularizations,Revascularization, Percutaneous Coronary,Revascularizations, Percutaneous Coronary
D023921 Coronary Stenosis Narrowing or constriction of a coronary artery. Coronary Artery Stenosis,Coronary Stenoses,Artery Stenoses, Coronary,Artery Stenosis, Coronary,Coronary Artery Stenoses,Stenoses, Coronary,Stenoses, Coronary Artery,Stenosis, Coronary,Stenosis, Coronary Artery

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