Well, SORRY FOLKS!!! I surely didn't bring this subject up to distress anyone.
Looking closely, it seems like both drug-coated stents and bypass surgery can each have excellent results. Looks like the new stents much better than the older ones.
And the success depends on, is it right for you - your age, medical condition, etc.
It looks to me like the difference is in long term survival rates; but I'm not sure. Those statistics are difficult to understand.
I think: Survival rate means - surviving surgery Death rate is anytime in the future.
For some reason a 1% lowered survival rate translates into a higher death rate at any time in the future.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, any doctors or researchers on here.