What were the results of the analysis of 44 365 patients who underwent CABG after MI?
The inhospital mortality rate was similar in the 2 groups undergoing CABG 6 hours after diagnosis (12.5% and 11.5%, respectively), but it was higher in STEMI patients than in NSTEMI patients when CABG was performed 6 to 23 hours after diagnosis (13.6% versus 6.2%; P 0.006). The groups had similar in-hospital mortality rates when CABG was performed at all later time points (1 to 7 days, 8 to 14 days, and 15 days after the acute event).