Research Article

Percutaneous Intervention or Bypass Graft for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Pooled results of all 43 studies showing comparison of odds ratio with 95% CI for primary and secondary endpoints of PCI vs. CABG for across all follow-up duration.

Event30 days1 year5 years10 years

MACCE0.56 (0.42–0.76,  = 0.0002)1.45 (1.21–1.75,  = <0.0001)1.67 (1.18–2.36,  = 0.04)0.68 (0.44–1.06,  = 0.09)
MI0.81 (0.60–1.09,  = 0.17)1.33 (1.04–1.70,  = 0.02)1.67 (1.35–2.06,  = <0.00001)1.21 (0.67–2.18,  = 0.53)
Revascularization0.65 (0.38–1.11,  = 0.12)3.01 (2.40–3.79,  = <0.00001)2.80 (2.18–3.60,  = <0.00001)2.95 (0.22–39.28,  = 0.41= 0.41)
Stroke0.37 (0.19–0.71,  = 0.03)0.50 (0.37–0.67,  = <0.00001)0.60 (0.39–0.92,  = 0.02)0.68 (0.28–1.65,  = 0.39)
All-cause mortality0.52 (0.30–0.91,  = 0.02)0.96 (0.76–1.22,  = 0.75)0.96 (0.78–1.19,  = 0.72)0.79 (0.60–1.05,  = 0.10)