A new study by Chang et al. reports that coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may be preferable to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for multivessel coronary revascularization in appropriately selected patients on maintenance dialysis.
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Wanner, C., Jager, K. Is CABG really better than PCI in dialysis patients?. Nat Rev Nephrol 9, 197–198 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2013.41
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