Glossary/Coronary Artery Disease

SYNTAX Score.

A scoring system that grades the complexity of coronary artery disease based on angiographic findings. Higher scores indicate more complex disease and generally favor CABG over PCI. Used by Heart Teams to guide treatment decisions.

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What is syntax score?

A scoring system that grades the complexity of coronary artery disease based on angiographic findings. Higher scores indicate more complex disease and generally favor CABG over PCI. Used by Heart Teams to guide treatment decisions.

Related Terms

Related glossary terms.

CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. An open-heart surgery that creates new routes for blood to flow ...
PCI
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, also called coronary angioplasty with stenting. A catheter-ba...
Heart Team
A multidisciplinary group of cardiac surgeons, interventional cardiologists, imaging specialists,...
Left Main Disease
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