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Nursing Research and PracticeCoronary artery bypass grafting is the primary treatment for patients with ischemic heart disease and multivessel disease to improve survival, symptoms, and quality of life.
Dorte Baek Olsen +2 more
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Coronary artery bypass grafting in the octogenarian
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1991 We have performed coronary bypass grafting in 25 patients 80 years of age or more. The patients' preoperative conditions were characterized by recent myocardial infarction (16/25, or 64%), obesity (15/25, or 60%), hypertension (14/25, or 56%), and left ventricular dysfunction (21/25, or 84%).
Joe R. Utley, Steven A. Leyland
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Statin use and adverse effects among adults \u3e 75 years of age: Insights from the Patient and Provider Assessment of Lipid Management (PALM) registry [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Current statin use and symptoms among older adults in routine community practice have not been well characterized since the release of the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline.
Goldberg, Anne C +10 more
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Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Although coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) improves diagnostic certainty in the assessment of patients with stable chest pain, its effect on 5-year clinical outcomes is unknown.
Adamson, Philip D. +37 more
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Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2019 Perioperative graft failure is an important cause of myocardial ischemia following coronary artery bypass grafting. Early diagnosis of graft thrombosis is of paramount importance for limiting the sequelae of postoperative myocardial infarction (PMI).
Rohan Magoon +3 more
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Redo coronary artery bypass grafting
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2018 Redo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can be one of the most technically challenging operations in cardiac surgery. The coronary disease is more advanced, and the coronary targets may be suboptimal. In addition, the patients are typically older and sicker compared to those undergoing primary CABG.A literature review focused on the epidemiology ...
Zade Akras +2 more
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Risk factors for deterioration of renal function after coronary artery bypass grafting [PDF]
, 2010 Objective: Various definitions of impairment of renal function after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are used in the literature. Depending on the definition, several risk factors are identified.
de Wolf, Andre +5 more
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Surgical Case Reports, 2019 Background Sternoturnover is a surgical procedure for pectus excavatum. Cardiac surgery in patients with a history of sternoturnover has been rarely reported and is a surgical challenge because it is unknown how median sternotomy or the use of a sternal ...
Mamoru Hamuro +3 more
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Use of the Instantaneous Wave-free Ratio or Fractional Flow Reserve in PCI [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Coronary revascularization guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) is associated with better patient outcomes after the procedure than revascularization guided by angiography alone.
Al-Lamee, R +6 more
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