Gender and mortality risk on the waiting list for coronary artery bypass grafting

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 521-527

  Rexius, Helena ^a   Brandrup Wognsen, Gunnar ^a   Odén, Anders ^a   Jeppsson, Anders ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Gender; Mortality; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 4143134233     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.04.039     Document Type: Article

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