Reduced risk of coronary artery bypass surgery for unstable angina during a 6-year period

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 388-392

  Bjessmo, Staffan ^a   Hammar, Niklas ^a,b   Sandberg, Eva ^a   Ivert, Torbjörn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Risk factors; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034307844     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00462-0     Document Type: Article

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