Safety of Perioperative Aprotinin Administration During Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Insights From the ART (Arterial Revascularization Trial)

Safety of Perioperative Aprotinin Administration During Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Insights From the ART (Arterial Revascularization Trial)

BackgroundThere is still uncertainty about the safety of aprotinin for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The ART (Arterial Revascularization Trial) was designed to compare survival after bilateral versus single internal thoracic artery grafting. Many of the ART patients (≈30%) received periopera...

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Main Authors: Umberto Benedetto, Douglas G. Altman, Stephen Gerry, Alastair Gray, Belinda Lees, Gianni D. Angelini, Marcus Flather, David P. Taggart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
aprotinin
coronary artery bypass graft surgery
outcomes
propensity score matching
Surgery
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007570

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