Survival benefit of coronary-artery bypass grafting accounted for deaths in those who remained untreated
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently there are no direct estimates of mortality reduction afforded by coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) that take into account the deaths among patients for whom coronary revascularization was indicated but who did not unde...
Main Authors: | Levy Adrian R, Kuramoto Lisa, Hayden Robert, Fradet Guy, Sobolev Boris G, FitzGerald Mark J |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/3/1/47 |
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