2003
Depressive Symptoms and Mortality Two Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) in Men
Burg MM, Benedetto C, Soufer R. Depressive Symptoms and Mortality Two Years After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) in Men. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003, 65: 508-510. PMID: 12883097, DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000077509.39465.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryElevated depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsCardiovascular mortalityTwo-year cardiovascular mortalityArtery bypass graft surgeryHistory of CHFBypass graft surgeryHistory of COPDLong-term mortalityCABG patientsPresurgical symptomsCABG surgeryCardiac mortalityGraft surgeryImportant independent contributorMedical morbidityPathophysiological mechanismsMortality riskIndependent contributorsSymptomsMortalitySurgeryBDI-1Multivariate modelPresurgical Depression Predicts Medical Morbidity 6 Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Burg MM, Benedetto MC, Rosenberg R, Soufer R. Presurgical Depression Predicts Medical Morbidity 6 Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003, 65: 111-118. PMID: 12554822, DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000038940.33335.09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryPresurgical depressionBeck Depression InventoryGraft surgeryDepression IndexMedical outcomesDepression InventoryShort-term medical outcomesPsychosocial risk indexCoronary artery diseasePoor medical prognosisImpact of depressionPsychosocial risk factorsOutcomes of interestQuality of lifeImportant independent contributorCardiac hospitalizationArtery diseaseSurgical painPsychosocial morbidityMedical recordsRisk factorsStudy population
1988
Recovery of severe ischemic ventricular dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting
Brill D, Deckelbaum L, Remetz M, Soufer R, Elefteriades J, Zaret B. Recovery of severe ischemic ventricular dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1988, 61: 650-651. PMID: 3257840, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90784-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCoronary Artery BypassCoronary DiseaseHeartHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMyocardial ContractionStroke VolumeConceptsWall motion abnormalitiesVentricular dysfunctionLeft ventricularMotion abnormalitiesReversible wall motion abnormalitiesSevere coronary artery diseaseVentricular wall motion abnormalitiesIschemic ventricular dysfunctionReversible ventricular dysfunctionCoronary artery bypassCoronary artery diseasePeriod of ischemiaArtery bypassIschemic dysfunctionArtery diseaseHibernating myocardiumMyocardial infarctionMyocardial scarDysfunctionFibrous tissueRecent evidencePatientsComplete reversalAbnormalitiesRevascularization