What are the results of coronary artery bypass grafting after acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock?
According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1999, early revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock improved survival compared to no revascularization. In a 2005 study published in the journal Circulation, the results of percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting in these patients were compared. The results showed that percutaneous coronary intervention was associated with improved survival compared to coronary artery bypass grafting. A 2008 study published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery showed that early and late survival after surgical revascularization for ischemic ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia were similar. Finally, a 2010 study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology Interventions found that in-hospital coronary artery bypass grafting for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients was associated with improved outcomes.  