Six-minute walk distance after coronary artery bypass grafting compared with medical therapy in ischaemic cardiomyopathy
Stewart RAH, Szalewska D, Stebbins A, Al-Khalidi HR, Cleland JGH, Rynkiewicz A, Drazner MH, White HD, Mark DB, Roy A, Kosevic D, Rajda M, Jasinski M, Leng CY, Tungsubutra W, Desvigne-Nickens P, Velazquez EJ, Petrie MC. Six-minute walk distance after coronary artery bypass grafting compared with medical therapy in ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Open Heart 2018, 5: e000752. PMID: 29531766, PMCID: PMC5845417, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery bypass surgeryIschemic left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionWalk distanceVentricular dysfunctionMedical therapyMED groupFunctional capacityNew York Heart Association classSix-minute walk distanceMin walk distanceCoronary artery bypassArtery bypass surgeryVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseArtery bypassBypass surgeryArtery diseaseAssociation classEjection fractionIschemic cardiomyopathySurgical treatmentTreatment allocationDisease trialsPatients