Publications by authors named "Elizabeth A Pattara"
Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc
October 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study examined the effects of prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on in-hospital mortality (IHM) in patients experiencing ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), using data from 2003 to 2014.
- Of the 2.7 million STEMI patients analyzed, those with a history of CABG exhibited significantly higher IHM rates than those without, although the difference diminished when adjusting for other health factors for patients receiving primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI).
- The findings indicate that while previous CABG is associated with higher mortality in STEMI patients, PPCI appears to reduce overall mortality risk, suggesting that prior CABG does not independently worsen outcomes when
