Heart Bypass Surgery

Research on heart bypass surgery published by A.C. Anyanwu et al

Published in Heart Disease Weekly, January 13th, 2008

According to a study from the United States, "Previous studies of the epidemiology of stroke in patients undergoing cardiac surgery have been based primarily on patients having coronary bypass surgery and therefore have limited applicability to the more heterogenous populations seen in the current era. We examine the epidemiology of stroke after cardiac surgery in a contemporary surgical population."

"Retrospective analysis was conducted of a prospective database of 5085 adults (coronary bypass 2401, isolated valve 1003, valve/coronary bypass 546, thoracic aorta 517, transplant/assist device 179, adult congenital 124, other 315) who had cardiac surgery at a single...

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Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-01-13)

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