February 15, 1996Circulation
Effect of Coronary Artery Diameter in Patients Undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery
Why the study?
Does small mid-LAD diameter increase the risk of in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing CABG?
Population
Patients undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery (CABG)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May explain higher CABG mortality in women and smaller patients; leaves open whether diameter refines risk models.
Structured PICO
Does small mid-LAD diameter increase the risk of in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing CABG?
P
Population
Patients undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery (CABG)
I
Intervention
Small mid-LAD diameter (exposure)
O
Outcome
in-hospital mortalityhard clinical
Smaller coronary artery diameter (mid-LAD) is associated with higher in-hospital mortality after CABG, which may explain the higher perioperative mortality observed in women and smaller individuals.
Cite This Study
O’Connor et al. (1996) studied this question.