Surgery of Coronary Artery Disease

by David Wheatley

Bypass surgery (using veins from other parts of the body to replace diseased arteries in the heart) continues to be the intervention of choice for the majority of patients with coronary heart disease. Over 365,000 procedures are carried out a year in the USA; 25,000 in the UK. The AATS database of CAB procedures now numbers over one million clinical outcomes. While the standard procedures of bypass is well established and safe, clinical innovation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340807873
• ISBN13: 9780340807873
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 3.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.7" x 8.1"