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Review
. 2021 May 10;193(19):E689-E694.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.191108.

Management of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a guide for primary care practitioners

Dominique de Waard  1 , Andrew Fagan  1 , Christo Minnaar  1 , David Horne  2
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Review

Management of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a guide for primary care practitioners

Dominique de Waard et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

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Timeline of suggested postoperative follow-up with primary care providers. Note: CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting, CXR = chest radiography, ECG = electrocardiography, EF = ejection fraction, INR = international normalized ratio, NOAC = novel oral anticoagulant, OMT = optimal medical therapy, TTE = transthoracic echocardiography.
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