Rashomon Effect on the Decision Process of Severe Coronary Artery Pathology: "Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery or Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty"

Introduction: “Rashomon” is Kurosawa’s masterpiece. Witnesses describe the same murder from different perspectives. But there is a difference between what they see and what they perceive. This is called the “Rashomon Effect”. The aim of this study is to determine whether the mood of clinicians in different work environments has an effect on treatment indication decisions. Material and methods: The sample consisted of 54 clinicians, consisting of cardiologists (n = 29) and cardiovascular surgeons (n = 25). The angiography of a patient with severe coronary artery pathology was