Are waiting times for coronary artery bypass graft surgery longer than they should be? Implications of the NICE guidelines for coronary artery stents

Tryfonidis, Prendergast and Curzen present their findings of work designed to answer the very pertinent question “Are waiting times for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) longer than they should be?”. This question requires some reflection before we review the authors’ work and comments.