SYNTAX II and SYNTAX III Trials: What is the Take Home Message for Surgeons?

Modolo and colleagues provide detailed analysis and straightforward description of the SYNTAX II and SYNTAX III trials, including the impact for surgeons in contemporary practice. The article addresses both sides of the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus CABG debate with evidence from the SYNTAX II and III trials, examining specifically the outcomes of state-of-the-art PCI and CABG and comparison of heart team findings and decision making using computed tomographic angiography (including FFR_CT) or conventional angiography.