Can the outcome of coronary bypass grafting be predicted reliably?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 2-9

  Sergeant, Paul ^a   Blackstone, Eugene ^a,b   Meyns, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

CABG; Clinical guidelines; Ischemic heart disease; Medical audit; Outcome research; Outcomes prediction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031038531     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01032-9     Document Type: Article

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