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CABG provided greater improvement in physical limitation scores than DES-PCI between 12 and 36 months, with the largest difference of 4.4 points at 24 months (p<0.001). DES-PCI provided faster early recovery with an 8.1-point advantage at 1 month. The crossover occurred between 6 and 12 months.
Effect size4.4 points (CABG-PCI difference at 24 months)
CI95% CI 2.7 to 6.1
Follow-up3 years
ComparatorPercutaneous coronary intervention using drug-eluting stents (DES-PCI)
Effect summaryimprovement; 4.4 points (CABG-PCI difference at 24 months); CI: 95% CI 2.7 to 6.1

Connected entities

Interventions
Coronary artery bypass graft
Conditions
multivessel coronary artery disease
Outcomes
Physical limitation

Source

PMC4370776
Quality of Life after PCI vs. CABG among Patients with Diabetes and Multivessel CAD: Results from the FREEDOM Trial
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