International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 149, Issue 2 , Pages 227-231 , 2 June 2011

Risk-prediction models for mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery: Application to individual patients

  • Pankaj Madan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
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  • MacArthur A. Elayda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
    • Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
    • ,
  • Vei-Vei Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
    • ,
  • James M. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cardiology Education, Department of Cardiology, The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, 6624 Fannin, Suite 2480, Houston, TX 77030, United States. Tel.: +1 713 529 5530; fax: +1 713 791 1786.

Received 7 August 2009 ,Revised 4 December 2009 ,Accepted 4 February 2010.

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PII: S0167-5273(10)00069-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.005

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 149, Issue 2 , Pages 227-231 , 2 June 2011

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