Balloon Angioplasty Versus Stenting in Patients With ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction Before Subsequent Coronary Artery By-Pass Grafting

Decision of ad hoc revascularization strategy in patients who require coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) following primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) is challenging due to the pros and cons of only-ballooning and stenting. In this study, we aimed to compare the outcomes of only-balloon-angioplasty to stenting in primary PCI in patients with ST elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) who required a subsequent CABG. We retrospectively analyzed 350 consecutive STEMI patients who needed CABG in addition to primary balloon angioplasty (n = 160) and stenting strategy (n = 190). In-hospital and 5-year outcomes of the patients were compared between the 2 groups. In-hospital mortality rates in the ballooning and stenting groups were not nonsignificantly different (11.2% vs 9.5%, respectively, P = .59); 5-year mortality rates were also similar between the 2 groups (9.2% vs 8.7%, P = .89). Additionally, major bleeding rates (3.8% vs 6.3%, P = .28) did not differ between the 2 groups. In conclusion, our study showed no significant difference in-hospital and long-term mortality rates in patients who require CABG after primary PCI irrespective of the ad hoc revascularization strategy.