Improved outcome after coronary bypass surgery in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and residual myocardial viability.
Improved outcome after coronary bypass surgery in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and residual myocardial viability.
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.96.3.793
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发表时间:
1997-08
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37.8
通讯作者:
P. R. Pagley;G. Beller;D. Watson;L. Gimple;M. Ragosta
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P. R. Pagley;G. Beller;D. Watson;L. Gimple;M. Ragosta
BACKGROUND Although residual myocardial viability in patients with coronary artery disease and extensive regional asynergy is associated with improved ventricular function after coronary bypass surgery, the relationship between viability and clinical outcome after surgery is unclear. We hypothesized that patients with poor ventricular function and predominantly viable myocardium have a better outcome after bypass surgery compared with those with less viability. METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and left ventricular ejection fractions 0.67; n=33) were similar to patients with less viability (group 2; viability index < or = 0.67; n=37) with respect to age, comorbidities, and extent of coronary artery disease. There were 6 cardiac deaths and no heart transplants in group 1 patients and 15 cardiac deaths and two transplants in group 2 patients. Survival free of cardiac death or transplantation was significantly better in group 1 patients on Kaplan-Meier analysis (P=.018). CONCLUSIONS We conclude that resting 201Tl scintigraphy may be useful in preoperative risk stratification for identification of patients more likely to benefit from surgical revascularization.