Characteristics and outcomes among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting in western Sweden and Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota.

• The purpose of this study was to compare patient selection, operative factors, and survival for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for coronary heart disease in Minneapolis-St Paul (MSP), Minnesota, and Western Sweden (WS).

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Adult

Age Distribution

Aged

Aged

80 and over

Anastomosis

Surgical

methods

Angiography

Comorbidity

Coronary Artery Bypass

mortality

statistics & numerical data

Coronary Disease

epidemiology

surgery

Female

Humans

Incidence

Logistic Models

Male

Minnesota

epidemiology

Obesity

epidemiology

Patient Selection

Random Allocation

Sex Distribution

Survival Rate

Sweden

epidemiology

Treatment Outcome

Ventricular Dysfunction

Left

epidemiology

radiography

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)