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In this issue of the Journal, the results of the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI), a large clinical trial comparing coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), are presented.¹ BARI enrolled 1829 patients who were followed for an average of 5.4 years. The authors concluded that for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and suitable anatomy who prefer to avoid major surgery, "angioplasty offers a reasonable alternative with an expectation of similar overall survival rates and survival rates free of Q-wave myocardial infarction."

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