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The heart surgery forum · Apr 2014
Comparative StudyOperative status and survival after coronary artery bypass grafting.
The effect of race on long-term survival of patients undergoing elective and nonelective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is currently unknown. The purpose of this study was to compare long-term survival between black and white CABG patients by operative status. ⋯ Black race was a statistically significant predictor of long-term survival after elective but not nonelective CABG.