Open AccessOff-pump coronary artery bypass surgery outcomes in patients with ischaemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction with or without detected viable myocardium
Author(s) -
Sen Li,
Haiqing Li,
Zhize Yuan,
Baoli Zhang,
Anqing Chen,
Mi Zhou,
Jun Liu,
Junfeng Cai,
Zhe Wang,
Xiaofeng Ye,
Qiang Zhao
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivx064
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , hazard ratio , coronary artery disease , artery , confidence interval , coronary artery bypass surgery , heart failure
The prognostic value of myocardial viability before coronary bypass grafting remains controversial. The present study evaluated the effects of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) grafting on patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) with or without viable myocardium (VM) preoperatively detected via nuclear imaging.
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