What percentage of patients with angina pectoris are candidates for bypass grafts?

Abstract only Of 63 patients evaluated for chest pain, 54 were found to have severe angina pectoris and major coronary arterial obstruction. Operation was considered feasible in 52 patients. Neither the angiographic demonstration of distal patent segments nor the apparent size of such segments was s...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1971-05, Vol.43 (5 Suppl), p.I101-I104
Main Authors: Glassman, E, Spencer, F C, Tice, D A, Weisinger, B, Green, G E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angina Pectoris - diagnostic imaging
Angina Pectoris - surgery
Angiocardiography
Angiography
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels - surgery
Humans
Saphenous Vein - transplantation
Transplantation, Autologous
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Summary:Abstract only Of 63 patients evaluated for chest pain, 54 were found to have severe angina pectoris and major coronary arterial obstruction. Operation was considered feasible in 52 patients. Neither the angiographic demonstration of distal patent segments nor the apparent size of such segments was significant in selecting surgical candidates.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.cir.43.5s1.i-101