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Table 1 Survival enhancing indications (SEIs) for coronary artery bypass surgeries in California, 2003–2004

From: Survival enhancing indications for coronary artery bypass graft surgery in California

Patient Characteristics

N

%

SEI Status

Left main coronary artery disease (CAD) (Stenosis > 50%)

10,102

25.0

Probable SEIs (N = 33,494, 82.9%)

3-vessel CAD

23,392

57.9

 

2-vessel CAD with a diminished LVEF (< 50%)

1,458

3.6

Possible SEIs (N = 3,985, 9.9%)

2-vessel CAD with normal LVEF (=> 50%) but Angina class 3/4

2,527

6.3

 

2-vessel CAD with normal LVEF (=> 50%), Angina class 0/1/2

1,441

3.6

Non-SEIs (N = 2,895, 7.2%)

1-vessel CAD

1,402

3.5

 

Missing value

52

0.1

 

Total

40,374

100.0

 
  1. CAD: coronary artery disease; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction;
  2. SEIs: survival enhancing indications