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We compare survival between patients who underwent heart surgery and those who remained untreated after the operation was indicated and planned.
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Why is it important?
Currently there are no direct estimates of mortality reduction afforded by coronary-artery bypass grafting that take into account the deaths among patients for whom coronary revascularization was indicated but who did not undergo the treatment.
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This page is a summary of: Survival benefit of coronary-artery bypass grafting accounted for deaths in those who remained untreated, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-3-47.
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