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ArticleAmerican journal of cardiovascular disease2021

Surgical revascularization in stable coronary artery disease with ventricular dysfunction: a single-center cohort study.

Rakan I Nazer, Abdulaziz M Alhothali, Mansour S Alghamdi, Fayez El Shaer, Ali M Albarrati

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Article in American journal of cardiovascular disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Rakan I NazerDepartment of Cardiac Science, King Fahad Cardiac Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz M AlhothaliDepartment of Cardiac Science, King Fahad Cardiac Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mansour S AlghamdiDepartment of Rehabilitation Science, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fayez El ShaerDepartment of Cardiac Science, King Fahad Cardiac Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ali M AlbarratiDepartment of Rehabilitation Science, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeStress-gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) is used for prognosis in stable coronary artery disease (CAD). We sought to assess coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) outcomes in stable coronary artery disease patients who had myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction.

methodsStable CAD patients who underwent CABG (2012-2019) and had stress-gated MPS were identified retrospectively. Based on the post-stress LV ejection fraction, a total of 130 patients were divided into a control group (51%) and LV dysfunction group (49%).

resultsPatients with left ventricular dysfunction had significantly more mean summed stress score (22.1 ± 9 Vs. 12.5 ± 8; P ≤ 0.001) and summed resting score (14.6 ± 8 Vs. 3.7 ± 4; P ≤ 0.001) compared to the control group respectively. They also had a greater risk for developing low cardiac output syndrome after surgery (OR: 2.9, 95% CI 1.1-6.6, P=0.033). At 4.7 years, freedom from cardiac death was not statistically significant between the left ventricular dysfunction and control groups, respectively (90.2% vs. 95.6%; P=0.157). Cardiac death was not influenced by either ventricular dysfunction at the time of surgery (HR: 2.6, 95% CI 0.64-10.6, P=0.182) nor by having percent ischemic myocardium > 10% (HR: 0.86, 95% CI 0.23-3.24, P=0.826).

conclusionSignificant myocardial ischemia and ventricular dysfunction before complete surgical revascularization did not influence the risk of cardiac-related deaths on long-term follow-up. This might be related to the improved survival after CABG in patients with myocardial ischemia and left ventricular dysfunction.

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