A simple score to assess mortality risk in patients waiting for coronary artery bypass grafting

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 577-582

  Rexius, Helena ^a   Brandrup Wognsen, Gunnar ^b   Nilsson, Johan ^b   Odén, Anders ^b   Jeppsson, Anders ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL RISK; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TRIAGE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 31044436030     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.032     Document Type: Article

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