Direct myocardial revascularization in young patients: analysis of 100 consecutive cases without operative mortality.

The authors studied a series of 100 patients submitted to direct myocardial revascularization before 40 years of age. One hundred and seventy-three saphenous vein by-passes and 4 mammary artery left descending coronary artery anastomoses were performed. There was no operative mortality and the late mortality was 2%.

Long-term results of mammary artery implants.

Eighty out of eighty-six patients (93%) with mammary artery implants were followed postoperatively for an average of three and a half years. The immediate mortality rate was 7% (6 cases), and the late mortality was 6% (5 cases). All had angina preoperatively.