Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients treated with thoracic radiation: a case-control study.

Erin Amanda FenderPranav ChandrashekarJackson J LiangPriyank R DharTerence T SioJohn M StulakRyan J LennonJoshua P SlusserJonathan B AshmanRobert C MillerJoerg HerrmannAbhiram PrasadGurpreet S Sandhu

Published in: Open heart (2018)

Patients with prior thoracic XRT who undergo CABG have similar long-term all-cause mortality compared with controls. Isolated CABG after thoracic XRT is not associated with higher perioperative complications, but IMA graft use may be limited by prior XRT.

Keyphrases

coronary artery bypass grafting
coronary artery disease
spinal cord
percutaneous coronary intervention
patients undergoing
risk factors
spinal cord injury
atrial fibrillation
acute kidney injury