Does coronary artery revascularization before major vascular surgery benefit patients with coronary artery disease?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 190-191

  Rubin, Barry ^a   Beattie, W Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Coronary artery revascularization; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 20444501803     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0162     Document Type: Short Survey

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