Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2920431 | Heart, Lung and Circulation | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Elderly and high-risk patients are increasingly being considered for myocardial revascularisation. Most trials comparing the various options for revascularisation exclude elderly and ‘high-risk’ patients. We have reviewed the options for myocardial revascularisation for elderly patients, and for patients with a number of common ‘high-risk’ co-morbidities – diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency, poor left ventricular ejection fraction, peripheral vascular disease, left main coronary artery disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – with a focus on coronary artery bypass grafting without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic manipulation.
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Authors
Edward A. Cooper, J. James B. Edelman, Michael K. Wilson, Paul G. Bannon, Michael P. Vallely,