Implication of right ventricular dysfunction on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction
Kukulski T, She L, Racine N, Gradinac S, Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, Chan K, Petrie MC, Lee KL, Pellikka PA, Romanov A, Biernat J, Rouleau JL, Batlle C, Rogowski J, Ferrazzi P, Zembala M, Oh JK, Investigators S. Implication of right ventricular dysfunction on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: 1312-1321. PMID: 25451487, PMCID: PMC4385741, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathiesCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPlastic Surgery ProceduresProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStroke VolumeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, RightVentricular Function, LeftVentricular Function, RightVentricular RemodelingConceptsRight ventricular dysfunctionCoronary artery bypassSurgical ventricular reconstructionSevere right ventricular dysfunctionArtery bypassVentricular dysfunctionRight ventricular functionVentricular reconstructionCause mortalityEnd pointVentricular functionClinical outcomesHigher pulmonary artery systolic pressureAdvanced left ventricular remodelingBaseline right ventricular functionPulmonary artery systolic pressureVentricular ejection fraction 35Ejection fraction 35Larger left ventriclePrimary end pointSecondary end pointsIschemic heart failureLow ejection fractionSevere mitral regurgitationCoronary artery disease