Key result
Coronary bypass surgery in 128 consecutive patients resulted in a five-year survival rate of 87% and an overall operative mortality of 5.5%.
Cohort (n=128)
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Coronary bypass surgery in the early 1970s was associated with an 87% five-year survival rate, with operative mortality decreasing as surgical experience increased.
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Early observational CABG data support procedural feasibility; leaves open randomized confirmation versus medical therapy.
Björk et al. (1981) conducted a cohort in Coronary artery disease requiring bypass surgery (n=128). Coronary bypass surgery was evaluated on Five-year survival rate. Coronary bypass surgery in 128 consecutive patients resulted in a five-year survival rate of 87% and an overall operative mortality of 5.5%.
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