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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Long term outcome of prophylactic coronary revascularisation in cardiac high-risk patients undergoing major vascular surgery (from the randomized DECREASE-V Pilot Study). Am J Cardiol 2009; 103: 897-901.

Published: 1st January 2009

Authors: Schouten O, van Kuijk JP, Flu WJ, Winkel TA, Welten GM, Boersma E et al. et al.

Conclusion

These are the late results from a trial that randomized 101 patients. Consistent with the early postoperative outcomes, late survival (2.8 years) was 64 per cent in controls and 61 percent in those that had preoperative coronary revascularisation.

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