Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Narrowing

Meta-Analysis of Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Narrowing – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (source: EvidenceAlerts)

Related recent meta-analysis: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials – Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions (free) AND Percutaneous intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery in left main coronary artery stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – BMC Medicine (free)

PCI with drug-eluding stents seems to be a safe alternative to CABG in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis, but it is associated with higher rates of repeat revascularization.