1. Selection of Surgical or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Provides Differential Longevity Benefit 
Peter K. Smith, MD, Robert M. Califf, MD, Robert H. Tuttle, MSPH, Linda K. Shaw, MHS, Kerry L. Lee, PhD, Elizabeth R. Delong, PhD, R. Eric Lilly, MD, Michael H. Sketch, MD, Eric D. Peterson, MD, Robert H. Jones, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 82, Issue 4, Pages (October 2006)
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2. Fig 1
Initial treatment selection according to coronary artery disease severity and era. Black bars = medical therapy; white bars = percutaneous intervention; triangles = coronary artery bypass grafting.
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3. Fig 2
Cumulative proportion of treatment crossovers across study period. (CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; MED = medical therapy; PCI = percutaneous intervention.)
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4. Fig 3
Risk of all-cause death. Solid line = medical therapy; varied length dashed line = percutaneous intervention; dashed line = coronary artery bypass grafting.
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5. Fig 4
Adjusted survival rates according to initial treatment strategy. (CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; MED = medical therapy; PCI = percutaneous intervention.)
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6. Fig 5
Impact of coronary artery disease (CAD) severity on adjusted survival: revascularization versus medical therapy (MED).
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7. Fig 6
Adjusted survival differences versus initial treatment selection (1986–2000). Degree of coronary artery disease: black bar = low severity; gray bar = intermediate severity; white bar = high severity; *p < 0.05.
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8. Fig 7
Adjusted survival differences for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus percutaneous intervention (PCI) according to era of initial treatment. (CAD = coronary artery disease.)
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