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(Circulation. 1971;43:I-101.)
© 1971 American Heart Association, Inc.

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What Percentage of Patients with Angina Pectoris Are Candidates for Bypass Grafts?

EPHRAIM GLASSMAN M.D.¹; FRANK C. SPENCER M.D.¹; DAVID A. TICE M.D.¹; BARBARA WEISINGER M.D.¹; GEORGE E. GREEN M.D.¹

¹ From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, New York University Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, New York, New York 10016.

Of 63 patients evaluated for chest pain, 54 were found to have severe angina pectoris and major coronary arterial obstruction. Operation was considered feasible in 52 patients. Neither the angiographic demonstration of distal patent segments nor the apparent size of such segments was significant in selecting surgical candidates.

Key Words: Coronary artery obstruction • Coronary angiography • Distal patent segments • Anastomosis