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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 24.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Dec;96(6):2268–2277. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.093

Table 1.

Recommendations for Suitable Candidates for Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Versus Conventional Coronary Revascularization

Characteristic PCI HCR CABG
Angiographic characteristics
    ULMD - + +
    Intramyocardial LAD + - -
    Complex LAD lesion [53, 54, 55] - + +
    Complex non-LAD lesion [53, 54] - - +
Comorbidities
    Advanced age + + -
    Frailty [53, 54] + + -
    LVEF <30% - + +
    Diabetes mellitus - + +
    Renal insufficiency - + +
    Severe chronic lung disease + - -
    Prior left thoracotomy + - +
    Prior sternotomy [55] + + -
    Limited vascular access - - +
    Lack of available conduits [53, 54] + + -
    Severe aortic calcification [53, 54] + + -
    Contraindication for DAPT - - +

+ = recommended; - = not recommended.

CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; DAPT = dual antiplatelet therapy; HCR = hybrid coronary revascularization; LAD = left anterior descending artery; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; ULMD = unprotected left main disease.