Title
Predicting coronary artery bypass graft surgery in acute coronary syndromes
UMMS Affiliation
Center for Outcomes Research; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Publication Date
2007-02-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Acute Coronary Syndrome; Coronary Artery Bypass
Disciplines
Cardiovascular Diseases | Health Services Research | Surgical Procedures, Operative | Therapeutics
Abstract
Aims: To identify features predictive of hospital coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs).
Methods and results: Data from 17,434 patients enrolled in an observational study were analysed. Patients in private hospitals were more likely to undergo CABG than those in public hospitals (10.3% vs. 6.9%, P10% of their ACS patients.
Conclusions: Identifying ACS patients likely to undergo CABG using clinical features alone remains difficult. In hospitals with higher rates of surgical revascularisation, a subgroup of patients with an approximate 30% likelihood of CABG can be identified. Therapy in these patients can be tailored to minimise bleeding risk without compromising outcomes.
Source
EuroIntervention. 2007 Feb;2(4):452-8.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
19755284
Repository Citation
Brieger D, Elsik M, Gore JM, Knobel E, Nussbacher A, Piegas LS, Allegrone J, Anderson FA, Avezum A. (2007). Predicting coronary artery bypass graft surgery in acute coronary syndromes. GRACE Publications. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cor_grace/39