CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT MORTALITY HAS DECLINED STEEPLY AND IS CURRENTLY SIMILAR TO THE MORTALITY OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION

Patient selection and mortality of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are influenced by physician and patient characteristics as well as by clinical trial results, clinical guidelines, regulatory requirements, and reimbursement rates. Using the