Why the study?
Does complete revascularization improve regional myocardial function during exercise in patients after aorto-coronary bypass surgery?
Population
50 patients with persistent severe angina pectoris who underwent aorto-coronary bypass surgery receiving an…
Comparison
Complete revascularization of myocardial regions. vs Incompletely revascularized or…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 8.6 ± 1.3 months post-op
Authors
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May support complete revascularization for exercise regional EF gains post-bypass; hypothesis-generating, warrants RCTs before practice change.
Does complete revascularization improve regional myocardial function during exercise in patients after aorto-coronary bypass surgery?
Complete revascularization by aorto-coronary bypass surgery significantly improves regional left ventricular function during exercise, particularly in myocardial territories without previous infarction.
Reichart et al. (1982) studied this question.
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