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CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY FOR ANGINA PECTORIS
Author(s) -
Wright J. S.,
Newman D.,
Horton D. A.,
McCredie R. M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb50755.x
Subject(s) - medicine , angina , artery , presentation (obstetrics) , cardiology , coronary artery bypass surgery , bypass surgery , bypass operation , surgery , myocardial infarction
This presentation concerns 71 patients undergoing direct bypass procedures for angina pectoris. The mode of evaluation and indications for operation are presented, as well as details of the surgical procedure employed. The results indicate that coronary artery bypass surgery relieves angina pectoris in a large majority of patients properly selected. Operative mortality and morbidity have been shown to be low. This procedure, therefore, has a high priority in the management of patients with intractable angina.