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The primary outcome was the use rate of coronary artery bypass grafting or multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention. Prespecified subgroups included age and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Among 121\u00a0150 patients (21.7% women), there were no sex differences in age (women: 66.6 [66.5\u201366.7], men: 67.6 [67.5\u201367.7], standardized mean difference: 0.1) or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction incidence (women: 37.4%, men: 45.7%, standardized mean difference: 0.17). The majority of women (74.2%) and men (84.9%) underwent bypass grafting, which was unaffected by age, race or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Women were less likely to undergo bypass grafting than percutaneous intervention (adjusted odds ratio 0.49, 95% confidence interval 0.44\u20130.54; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) and a disparity most pronounced in patients &amp;gt;80\u2009years old (adjusted odds ratio 0.31, 95% confidence interval 0.22\u20130.45; P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Most patients with multivessel coronary artery disease needing revascularization undergo bypass grafting, irrespective of sex, age or clinical presentation. 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