title: Long-term survival following aortocoronary artery bypass. Analysis of 4,522 consecutive patients.
abstract: At the Texas Heart Institute, from October 1969 through December 1974 a consecutive series of 4,522 patients who underwent aortocoronary bypass procedures was analyzed. Our experience with this procedure over a 5-year period demonstrated a decreasing operative and long-term mortality. This included patients who had aortocoronary bypass alone or in combination with other procedures such as resection of a left ventricular aneurysm or aortic and mitral valve procedures. Actuarial follow-up during the 5 years revealed mortality to be approximately 2.5% per year. Current operative mortality is less than 3.5% regardless of the number of grafts implanted. The rate of late myocardial infarction was only 4% for the entire series. Coronary artery bypass can be safely performed with minimal mortality and increased long-term survival.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors