Open AccessAn early experience with Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Is there a learning curve for Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass technique?
Author(s) -
Ramesh Koirala,
Sidhartha Pradhan,
Anil Acharya,
Pramod K. Sharma,
Bipin Koirala
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nepalese heart journal/nepalese heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2382-5464
pISSN - 2091-2978
DOI - 10.3126/njh.v3i3.26130
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , cardiology , artery , bypass surgery , coronary artery bypass surgery , medical therapy , coronary arteries , retrospective cohort study , coronary heart disease , clinical trial , surgery
Ischemic heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality even in Nepal. Data from various clinical trials and retrospective studies suggest that as the number of diseased major coronary arteries increases, the greater the survival benefit of surgical therapy over medical therapy alone.