Comparison of coronary artery bypass grafting versus medical therapy on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (a 25-year experience from the Duke Cardiovascular Disease Databank)
O’Connor C, Velazquez EJ, Gardner LH, Smith PK, Newman MF, Landolfo KP, Lee KL, Califf RM, Jones RH. Comparison of coronary artery bypass grafting versus medical therapy on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (a 25-year experience from the Duke Cardiovascular Disease Databank). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2002, 90: 101-107. PMID: 12106836, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(02)02429-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiac CatheterizationComorbidityCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareSurvival AnalysisTimeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftConceptsCoronary artery bypass surgeryLong-term outcomesMedical therapyCoronary diseaseIschemic cardiomyopathyNew York Heart Association class IILeft ventricular ejection fractionCox proportional hazards modelDuke University Medical CenterDays of catheterizationInitial cardiac catheterizationMedical therapy armObservational treatment comparisonsCoronary artery bypassHeart failure symptomsMedical therapy groupVentricular systolic dysfunctionArtery bypass surgeryVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseEpicardial coronary vesselsProportional hazards modelUniversity Medical CenterCABG groupTherapy arm