Why the study?
Does left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery anastomosis improve mid-term survival and ejection fraction in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (EF < 35%)?
Population
20 consecutive patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafts…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 55 months (up to 5 years)
Authors
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Case reports suggest possible EF benefit with LIMA-to-LAD; leaves open survival impact pending prospective trials.
Does left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery anastomosis improve mid-term survival and ejection fraction in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (EF < 35%)?
In patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (EF < 35%), LIMA-to-LAD anastomosis during CABG is associated with significant mid-term ejection fraction improvement and a 75% 5-year survival rate.
Minho Song (2013) studied this question.
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