Outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with a history of illicit drug use

Outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with a history of illicit drug use

To date, no studies have been conducted on the effects of illicit drug use in patients with ischemic heart disease treated with coronary artery bypass grafting. Our retrospective study suggests that current illicit drug use is a significant predictor of cardiovascular complications in the first 6 mo...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2003-09, Vol.92 (5), p.593-595
Hauptverfasser: Misra, Praphul, Caldito, Gloria C., Kakkar, Aman K., Mancini, Mary C., Reddy, Pratap C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Age Distribution
Age Factors
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Blood vessels
Clinical outcomes
Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects
Coronary Artery Bypass - standards
Coronary Disease - complications
Coronary Disease - mortality
Coronary Disease - surgery
Coronary vessels
Drug use
Female
Heart Failure - etiology
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Logistic Models
Louisiana - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - etiology
Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:To date, no studies have been conducted on the effects of illicit drug use in patients with ischemic heart disease treated with coronary artery bypass grafting. Our retrospective study suggests that current illicit drug use is a significant predictor of cardiovascular complications in the first 6 months after coronary artery bypass grafting.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00730-6