Early and mid term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting in women depends on the surgical protocol: retrospective analysis of 3441 on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting procedures

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since 2002 MI and stroke, not cancer, are leading causes of death in women. We studied 30-days and 1 year mortality of 3441 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operations in our institution performed either con...

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Main Authors: Juchem Gerd, Beiras-Fernandez Andres, Kilian Eckehard, Eifert Sandra, Reichart Bruno, Lamm Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/90