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Coronary artery bypass graft operations can be performed safely in obese patients

Author(s) -

Gökçen Orhan

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.11.003

Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , overweight , body mass index , bypass grafting , risk factor , artery , cardiopulmonary bypass , surgery , mortality rate , cardiology

Obesity is a major public health problem with an increasing prevalence. Although coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operations are now performed with low morbidity and mortality rates, obesity is still assumed to be an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality at these operations but there is no precise approach to define it as a risk factor. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of obesity on the clinical outcome of the CABG operations.

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