Adverse events in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) trials: A systematic review and analysis

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 767-772

  Nalysnyk, L ^a   Fahrbach, K ^a   Reynolds, M W ^b   Zhao, S Z ^b   Ross, S ^a  

^a MetaWorks Inc   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 0038207157     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.7.767     Document Type: Review

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