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ACC.13 Late Breaking Clinical Trials IV - Session 303
8–9:30 a.m.
 | Three-Year Outcomes after Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis PARTNER 1A Vinod Thourani, MD, Emory University Related Information
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 | MASS COMM - A Randomized Trial to Compare Percutaneous Coronary Intervention between Massachusetts Hospitals With Cardiac Surgery On-Site and Community Hospitals Without Cardiac Surgery On-Site Alice Jacobs, MD, Boston University School of Medicine Presentation slides | Summary slide Video interview Related Information
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 | GOPCABE The German Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Elderly Patients Study Anno Diegeler, MD, PhD, Chefarzt bei Herz-und Gefäßklinik Bad Neustadt Related Information
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 | CORONARY: The Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Off or On Pump Revascularization Study, Results at 1 Year Dr. Andre Lamy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Related Information
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ACC.13 Late Breaking Clinical Trials - Session 314
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
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 | The ASTRONAUT Study: Aliskiren Trial on Acute Heart Failure Outcomes Mihai Gheorghiad, MD, Northwestern University Related Information
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 | Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition to Improve Clinical Status and Exercise Capacity in Diastolic Heart Failure (RELAX) Trial Margaret Redfield, MD, Mayo Clinic Related Information
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Related Statistics:
- In 2010, in the United States, 219,000 patients underwent a total of 397,000 coronary artery bypass procedures.
- Of that, coronary artery bypass procedures were performed on 164,000 men and 55,000 women – 58% over the age of 65.
- Risk-adjusted mortality for coronary artery bypass has declined significantly over the past decade.
