RECENT REPORTS ON LONG-TERM RESULTS OF CORONARY-ARTERY BYPASS-GRAFTING

The treatment of coronary artery disease in general and the results ac hieved with coronary artery bypass grafting in particular continue to be intensely studied. Long-term follow-up from ongoing studies and the studies of the role of percutaneous interventions continue to provide new information. The refinement of our understanding of long-term out come in various subsets of patients, preoperative risk factors, techni cal modifications-and postoperative interventions will influence the s election of appropriate treatment for patients with coronary artery di sease.