Balancing patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine in patients needing coronary revascularization

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Dec;164(6):1903-1906. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.116. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Authors

Fraser D Rubens¹, Alice Virani², Megan Coylewright³, Janarthanan Sathananthan⁴, David Wood⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: frubens@ottawaheart.ca.
² Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Division of Cardiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Heart and Vascular Center, Hanover, NH.
⁴ Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 33965224
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.116

No abstract available

Keywords: coronary artery bypass grafting; decision aids; ethics; patient-centered care; percutaneous coronary intervention.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects
Coronary Artery Disease* / surgery
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Patient-Centered Care
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / adverse effects
Treatment Outcome