Evaluation and planning of coronary revascularization services.

这个项目涉及到疏通或绕过供应心脏肌肉的冠状动脉的手术。该项目分为两部分。一个是检查冠状动脉疾病的药物和手术治疗的改变是否会改善受影响患者的生存。第二项研究将利用澳大利亚人口的变化、心脏病发病率的变化以及心脏病治疗方法的变化等数据来预测未来十年澳大利亚需要进行多少次冠状动脉手术。这是为冠心病患者规划医院服务的重要一步。

This project concerns operations to unblock or bypass the coronary arteries that supply the muscle of the heart. The project has two parts. One is concerned with checking that changes in medical and surgical treatment of coronary artery disease have been followed by improvements in survival of affected patients. The second will use data on changes in the Australian population, changes in the frequency of heart disease and changes in treatments for heart disease to predict how many coronary operations will be needed in Australia over the next decade. This is a vital step in planning hospital services for patients with coronary disease.