Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 29.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb;93(2):523–530. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.064

Table 2b.

Multivariable Model Variables Predicting Medicine (MED) or CABG Treatment Choice in 763 study Patients at Duke 1995–2005

For MED Choice % Information For CABG Choice % Information
Prior CABG 36 High CAD index 21
Non-cardiac illness 9 Younger age 16
Higher LVEF 9 Recent years 5
Mitral insufficiency ≥ 2+ 4

CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; CAD = coronary artery disease; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; MED = medical therapy; MI = myocardial infarction.