Background—Most survival prediction models for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
are limited to in-hospital or 30-day end points. We estimate a long-term survival model using …

Background. Risk factors for short-term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting are
well established, but little is known about risk factors for intermediate-term mortality …

Background—No simplified bedside risk scores have been created to predict long-term
mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Methods and Results—The New York …

Objectives. The purpose of this consensus effort was of define and prioritize the importance
of a set of clinical variables useful for monitoring and improving the short-term mortality of …

Background—Data are sparse on long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft
(CABG) surgery. We examined short-term and long-term mortality of patients undergoing …

Objectives. We sought to determine whether more comprehensive risk-adjustment models
have a significant impact on hospital risk-adjusted mortality rates after coronary artery …

Background. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac National Database has
recently completed the update for the 1996 risk model to be used to estimate the risk of …

The need for accurate risk assessment has become an indispensable element in the
practice of cardiac surgery. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery …

Objective: Much attention has been directed towards female gender as an independent risk
factor for in-hospital mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery; however, the …

Background Increasingly over the past several years, patients have returned after coronary
surgery for reoperative procedures, and the experience has become substantial. In this …