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

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.

• Authors: R W Kim, B S Ugurlu, D A Tereb, F J Wackers, G Tellides, J A Elefteriades
• Journal: The American journal of cardiology (Am J Cardiol) Vol. 86 Issue 11 Pg. 1261-4, A6 (Dec 01 2000) ISSN: 0002-9149 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11090805 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Cardiac Volume (physiology)
• Coronary Artery Bypass
• Echocardiography
• Female
• Gated Blood-Pool Imaging
• Heart Ventricles (diagnostic imaging)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Myocardial Contraction (physiology)
• Myocardial Ischemia (diagnosis, physiopathology, surgery)
• Radiography
• Retrospective Studies
• Treatment Outcome
• Ventricular Function, Left (physiology)