Coronary artery bypass with ventricular restoration is superior to coronary artery bypass alone in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Maxey TS, Reece TB, Ellman PI, Butler PD, Kern JA, Tribble CG, Kron IL. Coronary artery bypass with ventricular restoration is superior to coronary artery bypass alone in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2004, 127: 428-434. PMID: 14762351, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathiesCoronary Artery BypassEchocardiographyFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitral Valve InsufficiencyMorbidityMyocardial IschemiaPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexShock, CardiogenicStatistics as TopicStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVirginiaConceptsCoronary artery bypass groupCoronary artery bypassArtery bypassPostoperative ejection fractionVentricular restorationBypass groupIschemic cardiomyopathyEjection fractionLate mortalityHeart failureVentricular volumeCoronary artery bypass patientsNormal ventricular volumeOutcomes of freedomLeft ventricular volumeHospital deathLate morbidityBypass patientsAcceptable therapyVentricular enlargementWorse outcomesRetrospective analysisLarger ventriclesPatientsBypass