Time-varying comparative effectiveness of surgical or percutaneous revascularization on patient-centred outcomes
Vikram Fielding-Singh, Christian O’Donnell, Jack H. Boyd, Meltem Tuna, Mamas A. Mamas, Marc Ruel, Louise Y. Sun · 2025
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Description
Vikram Fielding-Singh and co-authors compare two ways to reopen blocked heart arteries in Ontario, Canada. One is bypass surgery, the other a catheter procedure that props the artery open with a stent. They focus on outcomes patients themselves named as most feared, grouped as patient-defined adverse events.
Using records for procedures from late 2008 through 2018, they track stroke, ventilator dependence, heart failure, dialysis, and admission to long-term care. Their models show how the risk of each outcome shifts over time after each procedure. The timing view helps patients weigh surgery against the catheter route. The authors stress that the better choice can differ by patient, because early and late risks pull in opposite directions.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Vikram Fielding-Singh, Christian O’Donnell, Jack H. Boyd, Meltem Tuna, Mamas A. Mamas, Marc Ruel, Louise Y. Sun |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |