Population
466 patients who survived the first 6 months after a reoperative coronary artery bypass surgery between…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Mean 7.7 +/- 3.8 years (1-17 years)
Authors
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Supports risk stratification by LV function in reoperative CABG survivors; leaves open whether optimization improves late outcomes.
Long-term cardiac survival after reoperative CABG is acceptable for patients surviving the first 6 months, though impaired left ventricular function strongly predicts late cardiac mortality.
Noyez et al. (2003) studied this question.
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