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摘要

Vasim Farooq and colleagues1 (Feb 23, p 639) developed and validated a new score (SYNTAX II) for the prediction of mortality after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with complex coronary artery disease. They added clinical characteristics to the anatomical SYNTAX score to improve individualised treatment decisions. They conclude that the new score can better guide the choice between CABG and PCI. It is very valuable that they used the SYNTAX trial not only to compare the treatment groups but also to develop a decision rule to guide treatment choice.