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Coronary artery bypass surgery CABG in left ventricular dysfunction
Introduction
Overview
Overview
CABG in left ventricular dysfunction
CABG in left ventricular dysfunction
It has not been clearly established whether CABG palys a significant role in treatment of heart failure. In the STICH trial of 1212 patients each with ejection fraction < 35Â % and coronary artery disease requiring CABG, there was no statistically significant difference between medical therapy alone versus medical therapy along with CABG in terms of primary end point of death from any cause.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Deja MA, Jain A, Sopko G, Marchenko A; et al. (2011). “Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction”. N Engl J Med. 364 (17): 1607–16. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1100356. PMC 3415273. PMID 21463150. Review in: Ann Intern Med. 2011 Aug 16;155(4):JC2-9
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