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Writing group members performed these relevant supplemental literature searches with key …

The care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery is becoming more complex, in part owing to
the increasing burden of comorbid disease, frailty, and psychosocial issues. Many risk …

Objective: To determine if depression is independently associated with cardiac and all-
cause mortality 10 years after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Although many …

Although cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease,
inconsistent results have been published in the literature on its impacts on the …

BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the impact of smoking status on outcomes after
isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. METHODS: Data obtained …

OBJECTIVES Patients with severe coronary artery disease who undergo coronary artery
bypass grafting consistently demonstrate that continued smoking after surgery increases late …

Background: Patients who undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery experience
a wide spectrum of physical and psychological symptoms after surgery. Studies have shown …

BACKGROUND: Smoking has numerous effects that may promote atherosclerosis, but the
pathogenesis of smoking-related vein graft disease after coronary artery bypass grafting …

Background Previous studies have shown that compared with abstinence and heavy
drinking, moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of mortality among …

Introduction Health locus of control is a measure of an individual's beliefs in factors that are
thought to determine health experiences. Scores are generated and form a graduated linear …