Heart disease claims more deaths in America than any other disease.
In the CABG procedure, a detour is created around the blocked portions of the coronary arteries using segments of veins from other parts of the patient s body. Rates of CABG differed sharply across sex and age categories. Men were three times more likely than women to have this surgery performed, with rates of 114.5 per 100,000 men and 35.3 per 100,000 women. During this three-year period, no CABG was performed in Utah hospitals for persons in their mid twenties or younger. In comparison, only 1.40 percent of all non-CABG discharges resulted in death in the hospital.