Cited 4 times since 2004 (0.2 per year) source: EuropePMC The American journal of cardiology, Volume 94, Issue 6, 1 1 2004, Pages 757-760 Comparison of long-term effect of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy with viable versus nonviable left ventricular myocardium. Rizzello V, Poldermans D, Biagini E, Kertai MD, Schinkel AF, Boersma E, Krenning B, Vourvouri EC, Bountioukos M, Crea F, Roelandt JR, Bax JJ
In this study, 63% of patients with a substantial amount of viable myocardium showed an increased left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 12 +/- 3 months after coronary artery bypass grafting. In 93% of these patients, increased LVEF persisted at 4.5 +/- 1 years of follow-up. Conversely, in nonviable patients, LVEF did not increase at 12 +/- 3 months or at follow-up of 4.5 +/- 1 years.
