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In patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure, the addition of coronary-artery bypass grafting to medical therapy has no effect on the overall risk of death from any cause, but assessment of suitability for surgery may predict survival benefit in subgroups

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  1. Correspondence to: Terrence M Yau
    4N-470, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, ON M5G 2C4, Canada. terry.yau{at}uhn.on.ca
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Yau TM, Zhang T
In patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure, the addition of coronary-artery bypass grafting to medical therapy has no effect on the overall risk of death from any cause, but assessment of suitability for surgery may predict survival benefit in subgroups

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  • First published June 26, 2012.
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October 25, 2017

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