Original InvestigationVein Graft Use and Long-Term Survival Following Coronary Bypass Grafting
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Key Words
coronary artery bypass grafting
Medicare
single artery graft
vein grafts
Abbreviation and Acronyms
ADI
area deprivation index
AIPW
augmented inverse-probability weighting
ASU
average saphenous vein graft user
CABG
coronary artery bypass grafting
CPT
Current Procedural Terminology
CSU
conservative saphenous vein graft user
ICD
International Classification of Diseases
LSU
liberal saphenous vein graft user
MACE
major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular events
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
SAG-CABG
single arterial grafting coronary artery bypass grafting
SMD
standardized mean difference
SVG
saphenous vein graft
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