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Does high-frequency ultrasound-guided late surgical revascularisation improve left ventricular ejection fraction in diabetic patients with chronically occluded LAD?
Does high-frequency ultrasound-guided late surgical revascularisation improve left ventricular ejection fraction in diabetic patients with chronically occluded LAD?
High-frequency epicardial ultrasound guidance may facilitate successful late surgical revascularisation of chronically occluded LADs without visible collaterals, potentially improving LVEF in diabetic patients.
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Hypothesis-generating for ultrasound-guided late revascularisation in diabetic chronic LAD occlusion; prospective trials required before practice change.
Inoue et al. (2009) studied this question.
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