Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

J Velazquez, Eric; L Lee, Kerry; A Deja, Marek; Jain, Anil; Sopko, George; Marchenko, Andrey; S Ali, Imtiaz; Pohost, Gerald; Gradinac, Sinisa; T Abraham, William; Yii, Michael; Prabhakaran, Dorairaj; Szwed, Hanna; Ferrazzi, Paolo; C Petrie, Mark; M O'Connor, Christopher; Panchavinnin, Pradit; She, Lilin; O Bonow, Robert; Roush Rankin, Gena; H Jones, Robert; Rouleau, Jean-Lucien; Investigators, STICH

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1100356

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Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

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Authors:

Eric J Velazquez

Kerry L Lee

Marek A Deja

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The role of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease and heart failure has not been clearly established. METHODS: Between July 2002 and May 2007, a total of 1212 patients with an ejection fraction of 35% or less and coronary artery ...

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