A 74-year-old with CAD on optimal medical therapy has persistent angina and severe LM disease amenable to CABG. What is the revascularization strategy...

Question

A 74-year-old with CAD on optimal medical therapy has persistent angina and severe LM disease amenable to CABG. What is the revascularization strategy with survival benefit?

Accepted Answer

CABG is reasonable to improve survival

Answer

PCI improves survival over CABG

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No revascularization improves survival

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Medical therapy alone is superior

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Emergency fibrinolysis indicated

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Stable CAD Revascularization

A 74-year-old with CAD on optimal medical therapy has persistent angina and severe LM disease amenable to CABG. What is the revascularization strategy with survival benefit?