Outcomes of Left Main Revascularization after Percutaneous Intervention or Bypass Surgery

Table 4

Baseline and procedural characteristics of the matched population.

	PCI (n = 202)	CABG (n = 202)	value
Age, years	72 ± 10	71 ± 9	0.463
Age >75 years	93 (46%)	80 (40%)	0.191
Male gender	159 (79%)	167 (83%)	0.362
Diabetes mellitus	53 (26%)	52 (26%)	0.863
Hypertension	135 (67%)	147 (73%)	0.193
Dyslipidemia	123 (61%)	132 (65%)	0.353
Previous MI	55 (27%)	57 (28%)	0.824
Renal failure	32 (16%)	57 (28%)	0.677
ACS	102 (50%)	101 (50%)	0.921
NSTEMI	82 (41%)	72 (36%)	0.306
LVEF	50 ± 11	52 ± 11	0.111
LVEF ≤0.40	37 (18%)	37 (18%)	0.999
EuroSCORE	9.7 ± 1.2	10.7 ± 1.2	0.414
EuroSCORE >13	44 (22%)	45 (22%)	0.904
Three-vessel disease + LM	116 (57%)	115 (57%)	0.920
SYNTAX score >32	106 (52%)	105 (52%)	0.921
Complete revascularization	162 (80%)	178 (88%)	0.029
Mean hospital stay, days	5 ± 3	10 ± 5	<0.001

ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infraction; NSTEM I, non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.