Incremental value of myocardial viability for prediction of Long-Term prognosis in surgically revascularized patients with left ventricular dysfunction (original) (raw)

Irmina Gradus-Pizlo

2003, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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We assessed the incremental long-term prognostic value of myocardial viability in surgically revascularized (CABG) patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. BACKGROUND Clinical factors, medical therapy, the degree of LV dysfunction, and stress-induced ischemia may affect the relative prognostic value of myocardial viability.