Key result
CABG in adults ≤50 years yields an ~82% 15-year survival rate, significantly outperforming older patients.
Why the study?
There are limited data regarding long-term results after coronary artery bypass grafting in young adults.
What are the long-term survival and major adverse cardiovascular event rates in patients ≤50 years undergoing CABG compared to older patients?
Cohort (n=4,086)
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What are the long-term survival and major adverse cardiovascular event rates in patients ≤50 years undergoing CABG compared to older patients?
Young adults (≤50 years) undergoing CABG have excellent long-term survival that is significantly better than older age groups, with long-term risk driven primarily by myocardial infarction and repeat revascularization.
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Young adults post-CABG show better survival than older patients; leaves open whether intensified secondary prevention improves outcomes in this observational cohort.
Dalén et al. (2015) conducted a cohort in Coronary artery disease requiring CABG (n=4,086). Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at age ≤50 years vs. CABG at age 51 to 70 years and >70 years was evaluated on Survival at 15 years (95% CI 80-83). Young adults aged ≤50 years undergoing CABG demonstrated a 15-year survival rate of 82% (95% CI, 80-83), which was significantly better than older patients.
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