Coronary angioplasty and bypass surgery for coronary artery disease had similar rates of death and nonfatal MI at 2.5 years

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TherapeuticsSeptember 1, 1993Coronary angioplasty and bypass surgery for coronary artery disease had similar rates of death and nonfatal MI at 2.5 yearsEric Bates, MDEric Bates, MDUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (E.B.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-1993-119-2-040 SectionsAboutFull Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationRITA Trial Participants. Coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass surgery: the Randomised Intervention Treatment of Angina (RITA) trial. Lancet. 1993 Mar 6;341:573-80.References1 King SB 3rd, Lembo NJ, Weintraub WS, et al. A randomized trial comparing coronary angioplasty with coronary bypass surgery. Emory Angioplasty versus Surgery Trial. N Engl J Med. 1994;331:1044-50. Google Scholar2 Hamm CW, Reimers J, Ischinger T, et al.A randomized study of coronary angioplasty compared with bypass surgery in patients with symptomatic multivessel coronary disease. German Angioplasty Bypass Surgery Investigation. N Engl J Med. 1994;331:1037-43. Google Scholar3 Rodriguez A, Boullon F, Perez-Balino N, et al.Argentine randomized trial of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass surgery in multivessel disease (ERACI): in-hospital results and 1-year follow-up. ERACI Group. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1993;22:1060-7. Google Scholar4 The Bypass Angloplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) Investigators. Comparison of coronary bypass surgery with angioplasty in patients with multivessel disease. N Engl J Med. 1996;335:217-25. Google Scholar5 First-year results of CABRI (Coronary Angioplasty versus Bypass Revascularisation Investigation). CABRI Trial Participants. Lancet. 1995;346:1179-84. Google Scholar6 Hueb WA, Bellotti G, de Oliveira SA, et al. The Medicine, Angioplasty or Surgery Study (MASS): a prospective, randomized trial of medical therapy, balloon angioplasty or bypass surgery for single proximal left anterior descending artery stenoses. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1995;26:1600-5. Google Scholar7 Goy JJ, Eeckhout E, Burnand B, et al. Coronary angioplasty versus left internal mammary artery grafting for isolated proximal left anterior descending artery stenosis. Lancet. 1994;343:1449-53. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (E.B.) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails September 1, 1993Volume 119, Issue 2Page: 40KeywordsAnginaAngioplastyClinical trial reportingClinical trialsCoronary angioplastyCoronary arteriesCoronary revascularizationDeath ratesDrugsEjection fractionExerciseHospitalizationsMyocardial infarctionPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyProgressive diseasesRevascularizationStable coronary artery diseaseSurgeryVeins ePublished: 9 March 2020 Issue Published: September 1, 1993 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1993 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.Loading ...