2016
Ten-Year Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting According to Age in Patients With Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Petrie MC, Jhund PS, She L, Adlbrecht C, Doenst T, Panza JA, Hill JA, Lee KL, Rouleau JL, Prior DL, Ali IS, Maddury J, Golba KS, White HD, Carson P, Chrzanowski L, Romanov A, Miller AB, Velazquez EJ. Ten-Year Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting According to Age in Patients With Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Circulation 2016, 134: 1314-1324. PMID: 27573034, PMCID: PMC5089908, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassCause mortalityMedical therapyCardiovascular mortalityYounger patientsEjection fractionHeart failureCABG groupArtery bypassOlder patientsCardiovascular hospitalizationBenefit of CABGEfficacy of CABGCardiopulmonary bypass timeReduced ejection fractionVentricular systolic dysfunctionBaseline ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseEffect of CABGTen-year outcomesConsistent beneficial effectsMore comorbiditiesSTICH trialBypass timeCardiovascular death
2015
Influence of Baseline Characteristics, Operative Conduct, and Postoperative Course on 30-Day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Wrobel K, Stevens SR, Jones RH, Selzman CH, Lamy A, Beaver TM, Djokovic LT, Wang N, Velazquez EJ, Sopko G, Kron IL, DiMaio JM, Michler RE, Lee KL, Yii M, Leng CY, Zembala M, Rouleau JL, Daly RC, Al-Khalidi HR. Influence of Baseline Characteristics, Operative Conduct, and Postoperative Course on 30-Day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Among Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Circulation 2015, 132: 720-730. PMID: 26304663, PMCID: PMC4551105, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.014932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseCoronary artery bypassLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionArtery diseaseArtery bypassBaseline characteristicsMedical therapyOperative conductSevere left ventricular dysfunctionAtrial fibrillation/flutterSevere coronary artery diseaseLeft ventricular ejection fractionGreater operative riskSignificant preoperative predictorsCardiopulmonary bypass timeHigh-risk patientsIschemic heart failureSerious postoperative complicationsVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular sizeSurgical ventricular reconstructionGreater clinical benefitCABG populationSTICH trial