Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion.

A meta-analysis was conducted to compare the outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO). The analysis included seven studies with a total of 14,196 patients. The results showed that CABG was associated with a lower risk of long-term mortality, as well as lower rates of long-term myocardial infarction (MI) and repeat revascularization compared to PCI. However, there were no significant differences in other secondary endpoints. The findings suggest that CABG may be a superior treatment option for patients with CTO. [Extracted from the article]