CORONARY RISK FACTOR OUTCOMES FOLLOWING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY |
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| Authors: | B. OLDENBURG J. PIERCE R. SICREE D. ROSS |
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| Affiliation: | Lecturer, Department of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW;Chief Epidemiologist, Office of Smoking and Health, Washington, D.C., USA;Formerly Master of Public Health student, Department of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW;Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW |
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| Abstract: | The coronary risk factor status of patients prior to and following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) has been poorly investigated. Two consecutive series of CABG patients were surveyed following CABG. One hundred and thirty patients were assessed immediately following CABG and 530 patients were assessed 12–30 months following CABG. For the long-term post-CABG group, over 80% of those who had ever smoked had ceased. Sixty-four per cent of these males and 50% of females were classified as being overweight. Twenty-five per cent of males and 34% of females reportedly had high serum cholesterol (i.e. 6.5 mmol/L). Comparing these CABG data with age-adjusted National Heart Foundation Risk Factor Prevalence Survey data, there was a higher prevalence of ex-smokers, overweight, hypertension, and elevated cholesterol. It was concluded that on most coronary risk factors, except for smoking, these CABG patients had a worse profile than the general Australian community. This problem warrants further research and the development of appropriate treatment programs. |
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| Keywords: | Coronary artery bypass surgery risk factors. |
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