Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure: ten-year results.

Background: Coronary artery disease has been reported to be accelerated in patients with chronic renal failure on maintenance dialysis. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients on long-term dialysis is still a debated issue.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 19 patients (12 men, 7 women, mean age 64 +/- 11.