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. 1977 Sep 3;117(5):451–459.

Coronary artery surgery.

PMCID: PMC1879968  PMID: 302732

Abstract

Coronary artery disease has been described as the largest public health problem in Western society. In spite of the many advances in recent years in its medical management, many patients remain disabled even after optimal medical therapy. The aortocoronary bypass operation, introduced in the mid-1960s, has been shown to have consistent subjective and objective effects on the course of the disease in a large proportion of patients. The procedure consists of inserting a portion of the saphenous vein into both the aorta and a coronary artery to bypass the obstruction. It is usual now to bypass obstructions in several coronary arteries at the same operation if necessary. The prognosis for patients with ischemic heart disease with medical management depends on the extent of the disease. Patients with obstruction of only one coronary artery have a prognosis very little different from normal. On the other hand, obstruction of several arteries is consistently associated with a mortality approaching or exceeding 10% per year.

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