What is CABG? It stands for coronary artery bypass grafting. Research showed that people living in socially and economically deprived areas may have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular complications following CABG.
Researchers studied a British community undergoing CABG, and found that as a result of socio-economic deprivation, the post-CABG outcomes may be influenced by reduced access to specialist cardiac services, lower uptake of non-invasive cardiac investigations and revascularization procedures, and lower uptake of cardiac rehabilitation programs.
This is the first study to show that socio-economic deprivation is an independent predictor of poor cardiovascular outcome. Researchers, therefore, suggested that a higher incidence of baseline risk factors in people of low socio-economic status, greater psychological factors such as social isolation and stress in this group, and differences in those given and seeking treatment might explain the above findings.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2008 7.25 million people died from coronary artery disease (CAD) around the world, and it is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. CAD is caused by the hardening of the coronary arteries, responsible for supplying the heart with blood necessary for it to function. Though many risk factors for CAD are out of our control, including gender, family history and age, many others aren't. Centers for CABG in Thailand
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