Mortality, risk indicators for death, and mode of death in younger and elderly patients during five years after coronary artery bypass graft

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 421-426

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Brandrup Wognsen, Gunnar ^a   Karlson, Björn W ^a   Sjöland, Helén ^a   Karlsson, Thomas ^a   Caidahl, Kenneth ^a   Hartford, Marianne ^a   Haglid, Maria ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Coronary artery by pass graft; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034041422     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960230609     Document Type: Article

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