The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 38-46.e1 , July 2007

The effect of coronary artery bypass grafting on specific causes of long-term mortality in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation

  • David R. Holmes Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn
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  • Lauren J. Kim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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  • Maria Mori Brooks, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Maria Mori Brooks, PhD, The University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, A530 Crabtree Hall/130 DeSoto St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
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  • Kevin E. Kip, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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  • Hartzell V. Schaff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn
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  • Katherine M. Detre, MD, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
    • Katherine M. Detre, MD, DrPH, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is deceased.
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  • Robert L. Frye, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn
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  • Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) Investigators

Received 10 August 2006 ,Revised 2 January 2007 ,Accepted 5 January 2007.

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    Kaplan–Meier curves for cardiac and noncardiac death by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) status.

    Kaplan–Meier curves for cardiac and noncardiac death by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) status.

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    Cumulative rates at 7.5 years for specific causes of death by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) status. MI, Myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure.

    Cumulative rates at 7.5 years for specific causes of death by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) status. MI, Myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure.

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    Kaplan–Meier curves for sudden cardiac death comparing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus no CABG stratified by diabetes status.

    Kaplan–Meier curves for sudden cardiac death comparing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus no CABG stratified by diabetes status.

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    Kaplan–Meier curves for myocardial infarction–related death comparing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus no CABG stratified by diabetes status.

    Kaplan–Meier curves for myocardial infarction–related death comparing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus no CABG stratified by diabetes status.

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    Vital status and cause of death (among patients who died) over an average of 7.7 years of follow-up after initial revascularization. MI, Myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure.

    Vital status and cause of death (among patients who died) over an average of 7.7 years of follow-up after initial revascularization. MI, Myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure.

 This study was supported by the following grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: HL38493, HL38504, HL38509, HL38512, HL38514-6, HL38518, HL38524-5, HL38529, HL38532, HL38556, HL38610, HL38642, and HL42145.

PII: S0022-5223(07)00466-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.076

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 38-46.e1 , July 2007

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