Left main coronary artery stenosis no longer a risk factor for early and late death after coronary artery bypass surgery - an experience covering three decades

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 311-317

  Jönsson, Anders ^a   Hammar, Niklas ^b,c   Nordquist, Tobias ^d   Ivert, Torbjörn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^d Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Left main coronary artery; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33745879433     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.05.015     Document Type: Article

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