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Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery In Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Eric J. Velazquez, Julio A. Panza, Torsten Doenst, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, George Sopko, Stiches Investigators
Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery In Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Eric J. Velazquez, Julio A. Panza, Torsten Doenst, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, George Sopko, Stiches Investigators
NYMC Faculty Publications
BACKGROUND: The survival benefit of a strategy of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) added to guideline-directed medical therapy, as compared with medical therapy alone, in patients with coronary artery disease, heart failure, and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction remains unclear.
METHODS: From July 2002 to May 2007, a total of 1212 patients with an ejection fraction of 35% or less and coronary artery disease amenable to CABG were randomly assigned to undergo CABG plus medical therapy (CABG group, 610 patients) or medical therapy alone (medical-therapy group, 602 patients). The primary outcome was death from any cause. Major secondary outcomes included death …