Life expectancy and frequency of infarct after aorto-coronary bypass
Nagel, J.; Fischer, E.; Angehrn, W.; Meier, W.; Senning, A.; Rothlin, M.
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift 106(45): 1546-1548
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-7672 PMID: 1087750 Document Number: 99851
Survival rate and incidence of myocardial infarction after aortocoronary bypass operation in 274 patients are presented. Mortality was 5.1% within the first postoperative month and the 5-year-survival rate was 86%. There were 24 perioperative myocardial infarctions and another 21 infarctions over the next 5 years. Comparison of these data with the natural history of coronary heart disease suggests a possible prolongation of survival after bypass surgery. The incidence of myocardial infarction appears to be unchanged.