Coronary bypass surgery: military aviation medicine perspective.
Close examination of medical and surgical literature shows that significant proportions of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery do not achieve an angina-free state; of those who do, a large proportion will relapse over the ensuing 4-6 years. It is apparent from the literature that coronary bypass surgery does not reverse the underlying processes of atherosclerosis. Therefore, aviators who have undergone this surgery are at increased risk for angina and other unpredictable coronary events and should not be favorably considered for continued military flying duties.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000517:prevention & control; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D012008:Recurrence; D012306:Risk