Why the study?
Does direct coronary artery bypass surgery relieve symptoms in patients with intractable angina pectoris?
Does direct coronary artery bypass surgery relieve symptoms in patients with intractable angina pectoris?
Coronary artery bypass surgery is an effective and safe procedure for relieving intractable angina pectoris in properly selected patients.
May support CABG for intractable angina in selected cases; leaves open need for randomized confirmation of efficacy and durability.
This presentation concerns 71 patients undergoing direct bypass procedures for angina pectoris. The mode of evaluation and indications for operation are presented, as well as details of the surgical procedure employed. The results indicate that coronary artery bypass surgery relieves angina pectoris in a large majority of patients properly selected. Operative mortality and morbidity have been shown to be low. This procedure, therefore, has a high priority in the management of patients with intractable angina.
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