Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Proceedings from Conference Held at Washington, DC on April 21-23, 1981

摘要

;Contents: The financing of CABs; The non-invasive evaluation of the coronary artery disease patient; Strategies for improving the work status of patients after coronary artery bypass surgery; Epidemiology of candidates for coronary bypass surgery; The clinical spectrum of coronary artery disease and its surgical and medical management; Psychological and behavioral responses following coronary artery bypass surgery; On the quality of life; Coronary artery bypass patients and work status; The invasive evaluation (coronary arteriography) of the coronary artery disease patient; Personnel, facilities, and equipment required by CABS programs; The resources and costs associated with a coronary artery bypass surgery program in a single institution; Issues in regionalization of coronary artery bypass surgery programs; Responsibility and accountability in provider-patient relationships; Implications of alternative strategies to diagnose coronary artery disease; Cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass surgery; Overview of issues to be addressed by the conference.