Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting is Superior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Prevention of Perioperative Myocardial Infarctions During Subsequent Vascular Surgery

Among patients receiving multivessel coronary artery revascularization as prophylaxis for elective vascular surgery, patients having a CABG had fewer myocardial infarctions and tended to spend less time in the hospital after the vascular operation than patients having a PCI. More complete revascularization accounted for the intergroup differences.