European heart journal
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European heart journal · Aug 1999
Comparative StudyComparison of primary coronary artery bypass surgery in a British Indo-Asian and white Caucasian population.
To compare the clinical characteristics, at the time of admission and after coronary revascularization by bypass surgery, among British patients of Indo-Asian and white Caucasian descent. ⋯ A higher proportion of Indo-Asians underwent non-elective coronary revascularization, with a significantly lower use of the arterial conduit and a relatively higher in-hospital mortality. Following coronary revascularization the medical management, length of stay and hospital morbidity in Indo-Asian patients was no different from that of their white Caucasian counterparts. This is despite a perceived poorer outcome in Indo-Asians compared to white Caucasians.