Should Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Be Used in Elderly Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting? | Zendy

Benjamin Medalion | Zendy; Rephael Mohr | Zendy; Osnat Frid | Zendy; Gideon Uretzky | Zendy; Nachum Nesher | Zendy; Yosef Paz | Zendy; Amir Kramer | Zendy; Dmitry Pevni | Zendy

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Should Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Be Used in Elderly Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

Author(s) -

Benjamin Medalion,

Rephael Mohr,

Osnat Frid,

Gideon Uretzky,

Nachum Nesher,

Yosef Paz,

Amir Kramer,

Dmitry Pevni

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.112.001330

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , internal thoracic artery , confidence interval , surgery , artery , population , proportional hazards model , bypass grafting , cardiology , environmental health

Although bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting is associated with improved survival, the use of this technique in the elderly is controversial because of their increased surgical risk and shorter life expectancy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of age on outcome of patients undergoing bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting.

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