Cardiovascular Research

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Is Rarely Done in the Acute Care of ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Treated by Emerg

Authors: Jake Toy|||Caroline Lauer|||Amy H Kaji|||Joseph L Thomas|||Nichelle Megowan|||Nichole Bosson|||Marianne Gausche-Hill|||Puneet Dhawan|||Robert A Kloner|||Sara Rasnake|||William French|||Shira Schlesinger

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Abstract

The use of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for primary revascularization during the acute care of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients has declined significantly in the past decade; but there is little data to determine whether there has been a change in the use of CABG for STEMI patients treated by emergency medical services (EMS). In this study we described the incidence of urgent or emergent CABG for STEMI patients treated in a large, regionalized cardiac care system.

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