Evaluation and planning of coronary revascularization services.

该项目涉及为供应心脏肌肉的冠状动脉疏通或搭桥的手术。该项目包括两个部分。一个是检查冠状动脉疾病内科和外科治疗的变化是否伴随着受影响患者存活率的改善。第二项研究将使用有关澳大利亚人口变化、心脏病频率变化以及心脏病治疗方法变化的数据，来预测未来十年澳大利亚需要多少冠状动脉手术。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.