Increased Rehospitalization Rate After Coronary Bypass Operation for Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Prospective Study in 200 Patients

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1148-1152

  Bjessmo, Staffan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

EID: 70249101016     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.053     Document Type: Article

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