To examine outcomes following all first coronary revascularization procedures, isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on British Columbia (BC) resident adults from 1995 to 2001.
CABG and PCI data were obtained from the BC Cardiac Registry, and mortality data were obtained from the BC Vital Statistics Agency. Analysis was performed by annual cohorts, and the rates reported are unadjusted.
An increasing percentage of revascularization procedures was performed with PCI (62% in 1995 to 73% in 2001; P
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