title: Clinical analysis of 1539 cases undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze clinical factors affecting the outcome of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
  
  
  METHODS
  1539 patients were divided into the following two groups based on admission sequence: group I (n = 570), 1974-1994; group II (n = 969), 1995-1998. Comparison of clinical data and procedure between the two groups was made.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After CABG, 1482 patients were alleviated from angina, 57 patients died within 30 days of operation, with an overall mortality rate of 3.7%. The mortality rates in group I and group II were 7.9% and 1.2%, respectively. Since 1995, the mortality rate has significantly decreased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CABG is a safe and effective therapy for coronary heart disease. Surgical technique is a key factor affecting the outcome of CABG in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Institute, FU Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China. wuqingyu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000401:mortality; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies