Open AccessHypercoagulability in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: prevalence, patient characteristics and postoperative outcome†
Author(s) -
Sulman Rafiq,
Pär I. Johansson,
Sisse Rye Ostrowski,
Trine Stissing,
Daniel A. Steinbrüchel
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.1093/ejcts/ezr001
Subject(s) - bypass grafting , medicine , artery , cardiology , outcome (game theory) , mathematical economics , mathematics
To investigate the prevalence of preoperative hypercoagulability assessed by thromboelastography (TEG), to identify patient characteristics associated with hypercoagulability and to explore whether hypercoagulability is associated with a greater risk for myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and mortality 30 days after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.
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