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SURGERY FOR LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Author(s) -
Heddle W. F.,
Craddock D. R.,
Ross I. K.,
Waddy J. L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1980.tb04143.x
Subject(s) - medicine , left main coronary artery disease , bypass grafting , artery , coronary artery disease , surgery , cardiology , bypass surgery , mortality rate , coronary disease , grafting , disease , coronary heart disease , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer
The early and late results of the first 103 patients with left main coronary obstruction submitted to bypass grafting in South Australia are presented. A satisfactory hospital mortality of 2.9%, and a surprisingly low late mortality of 2.9% (at an average follow‐up time of 30 months), were obtained, and these figures, when taken in conjunction with a symptomatic relief rate of 83% at 24 months, have encouraged us to continue to recommend coronary artery grafting as the treatment of choice of left main stem disease.