Population
360 consecutive patients with a priority of routine or urgent who were accepted for coronary artery bypass…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 100 days for routine group and 69 days for urgent…
Authors
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Recent unstable angina signals elevated CABG waitlist risk; leaves open whether prioritization reduces complications in prospective studies.
Significant morbidity and mortality occur relatively early in patients waiting for CABG, suggesting that drastic reduction of waiting times is necessary to diminish complication rates.
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