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

摘要

ImportanceThe FREEDOM trial demonstrated that among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery results in lower rates of death and MI but a higher risk of stroke as compared with percutaneous coronary intervention using drug-eluting stents (DES-PCI). Whether there are benefits in terms of health status as assessed from the patient's perspective is unknown.