2000
Coronary artery bypass for advanced left ventricular dysfunction
Elefteriades J, Tellides G, Samady H, Yepremyan M, Darr U, Wackers F, Zaret B. Coronary artery bypass for advanced left ventricular dysfunction. Developments In Cardiovascular Medicine 2000, 225: 15-31. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-585-29191-8_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionCoronary artery bypassVentricular dysfunctionArtery bypassSuch patientsCoronary artery bypass surgeryArtery bypass surgeryLarge multicenter trialsOpen heart surgeryCoronary revascularizationBypass surgeryMulticenter trialHeart surgeryRisk of operationPatientsDysfunctionBypassInexorable deteriorationCABGSurgeryLongevity benefitsScientific evaluationRevascularizationCardiologists
1999
Failure to Improve Left Ventricular Function After Coronary Revascularization for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Is Not Associated With Worse Outcome
Samady H, Elefteriades J, Abbott B, Mattera J, McPherson C, Wackers F. Failure to Improve Left Ventricular Function After Coronary Revascularization for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Is Not Associated With Worse Outcome. Circulation 1999, 100: 1298-1304. PMID: 10491374, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.100.12.1298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular functionIschemic cardiomyopathyGroup AHeart failure scoreLeft ventricular functionIschemic LV dysfunctionPoor patient outcomesB. Group ALack of improvementBaseline LVEFEffective revascularizationImproved LVEFCoronary revascularizationLV dysfunctionConsecutive patientsIntraoperative variablesPostoperative improvementCardiac deathLV functionPoor outcomeViable myocardiumLVEF assessmentIschemic myocardiumPatient outcomesWorse outcomes