Derek Chew at University of Calgary examined the economic implications of these results using a decision-analytic patient-level simulation model to estimate the lifetime costs and benefits of CABG versus medical therapy alone, using patient-level resource use and clinical data collected from the STICH trial.Īgain, really important study. Now in this study, the authors led by Dr. So the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial, or STICH demonstrated that coronary artery bypass grafting reduced all-cause mortality rates out to 10 years compared with medical therapy alone in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and reduced left ventricular function, defined as an ejection fraction of less than or equal to 35%.
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Well, Carolyn, my first paper pertains to the cost effectiveness of coronary artery bypass surgery, and it comes to us from the STICH trial.Īh, very important question, but please remind us what the STICH trial is again. Cool, huh? Okay, but first, let's go through some other important papers in today's issue. Guess what, Greg? For today's feature paper, we are going to be looking at a very interesting analysis from the CABANA trial, this time, looking at the association between age and outcomes of catheter ablation versus medical therapy for atrial fibrillation. Greg Hundley, Associate Editor, Director of the Poly Heart Center at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia.
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Carolyn Lam, Associate Editor from the National Heart Center and Duke National University of Singapore.Īnd I'm Dr.
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Welcome to Circulation On The Run, your weekly podcast summary and backstage pass to the journal and its editors. This week, join author Tristram Bahnson and Associate Editor Changsheng Ma as they discuss the article "Association Between Age and Outcomes of Catheter Ablation Versus Medical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Results from the CABANA Trial."