Surgical myocardial revascularization of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and severe left ventricular disfunction

Surgical myocardial revascularization of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and severe left ventricular disfunction

OBJECTIVE: To determine long-term survival, identify preoperative factors predictive of a favorable outcome, and assess functional improvement after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with advanced left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS: Between 1995 and 2001, 244 patients who underwent coro...

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Main Authors: André L. Hovnanian, Alexandre de Matos Soeiro, Carlos Vicente Serrano Jr, Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira, Fábio B. Jatene, Noedir A. G. Stolf, José A. F. Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
Left ventricular dysfunction
Myocardial revascularization
Functional improvement
Preoperative predictive factors
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