Effect of left ventricular volume on results of coronary artery bypass grafting


Kim R., Ugurlu B., Tereb D., Wackers F., Tellides G., Elefteriades J.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.86, no.11, pp.1261-1265, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 86 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01216-9
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1261-1265
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

After coronary artery bypass grafting, our patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and significant left ventricular (LV) dilation demonstrated an improvement in angina symptoms, acceptable operative and medium-term survival, a trend toward improvement in LV ejection fraction, and a significant reduction in LV chamber size. Our results suggest that patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and LV dilation should not be excluded from surgical revascularization based on ventricular size alone.