Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Stenosis: A Meta-Analysis

Survival rates are comparable after either MIDCABG or PCI for proximal LAD disease. However, even the use of DES was associated with significantly higher rates of angina recurrence and the need for target vessel reintervention as compared with MIDCABG.