What are the long-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting versus stent implantation?
The long-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting versus stent implantation were compared in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in 2005. The study, conducted by Hannan et al., found that coronary artery bypass grafting was associated with significantly better long-term survival rates than stent implantation, with a risk of death from any cause at five years of 10.9% for bypass grafting versus 16.3% for stent implantation (p < 0.001). The study also found that bypass grafting was associated with significantly fewer major adverse cardiac events at five years (21.7% vs. 28.2%, p < 0.001). 