Exercise Capacity and Mortality in Patients With Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction Randomized to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery or Medical Therapy An Analysis From the STICH Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure)
Stewart RA, Szalewska D, She L, Lee KL, Drazner MH, Lubiszewska B, Kosevic D, Ruengsakulrach P, Nicolau JC, Coutu B, Choudhary SK, Mark DB, Cleland JG, Piña IL, Velazquez EJ, Rynkiewicz A, White H. Exercise Capacity and Mortality in Patients With Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction Randomized to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery or Medical Therapy An Analysis From the STICH Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). JACC Heart Failure 2014, 2: 335-343. PMID: 25023813, PMCID: PMC4127151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryIschemic left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryPoor exercise capacityExercise capacityMedical therapyVentricular dysfunctionSTICH trialGraft surgeryBetter exercise capacityWalk testMedical managementPrognostic significanceTreatment allocationPhysical activityPatientsEarly riskHigh mortalityMortalityTherapyDysfunctionSurgeryTrials