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October 1, 1975HeartOpen Access

Acute coronary insufficiency. An urgent surgical condition.

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Why the study?

Does urgent coronary artery bypass grafting improve clinical outcomes and symptom relief in patients with acute coronary insufficiency?

Population

41 patients with acute coronary insufficiency out of 220 consecutive patients undergoing coronary artery…

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

average 9.7 months (range 5-14 months)

Authors

RLRobert LawsonProvidence St. Vincent Medical CenterRCRichard ChapmanProvidence St. Vincent Medical CenterJWJeremy WoodQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

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Implication

May support urgent CABG in acute coronary insufficiency; case report data leaves open need for randomized confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does urgent coronary artery bypass grafting improve clinical outcomes and symptom relief in patients with acute coronary insufficiency?

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Population
41 patients with acute coronary insufficiency (recurrent chest pain with transient electrocardiographic changes persisting after admission to hospital) out of 220 consecutive patients undergoing coronary artery bypass operation, mean age 54 years.
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Intervention
Urgent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
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Outcome
Operative mortality, perioperative myocardial infarction, late death, and angina-free status at follow-uphard clinical

Urgent coronary artery bypass grafting is a safe and effective treatment for acute coronary insufficiency, yielding low mortality and high rates of symptom relief.

Cite This Study

Lawson et al. (1975) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a13dc7e2398cfa26a89178ahttps://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.37.10.1053
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