W Brent Keeling, Jose Binongo, Michael E Halkos, Bradley G Leshnower, Duc Q Nguyen, Edward P Chen, Eric L Sarin, Jeffrey S Miller, Steven Macheers, Omar M Lattouf, Robert A Guyton, Vinod H Thourani
BACKGROUND: It has been established that outcomes for black patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) are inferior to those of their white counterparts. The purpose of this study was to determine (1) whether rates of multiarterial grafting are different among black patients and white patients, and (2) whether racial differences exist in postoperative outcomes after accounting for grafting strategy. METHODS: A retrospective review of black patients (n = 2,810) and white patients (n = 13,569) who underwent isolated, primary CABG from January 2002 to June 2014 at a US academic institution was performed...
April 2017: Annals of Thoracic Surgery