San Diego—A quick bedside assessment may one day help determine the long-term prognosis for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. According to the results of an observational study, poor functional status before CABG was associated with significantly increased risk for long-term mortality.
Hanjo Ko, MD
“We demonstrated that poor baseline functional status in CABG patients is associated with higher long-term mortality following surgery,” said Hanjo