Comorbidities and Ventricular Dysfunction Drive Excess Mid-Term Morbidity in an Indigenous Australian Coronary Revascularisation Cohort

There is a paucity of data in regards to longer term morbidity outcomes in Indigenous Australian patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). No comparative data on re-infarction, stroke or reintervention rates exist. Outcome data following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is also extremely limited. Addressing this gap in knowledge forms the major aim of our study.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - April 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Paul D Wiemers, Lucy Marney, Nicole White, Georgina Bough, Alistair Hustig, Wei Tan, Ching-Siang Cheng, Dong Kang, Sumit Yadav, Robert Tam, John F Fraser Tags: Original Article Source Type: research