Improved Outcome After Coronary Bypass Surgery in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Residual Myocardial Viability
- 5 August 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 96 (3) , 793-800
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.96.3.793
Abstract
Background Although residual myocardial viability in patients with coronary artery disease and extensive regional asynergy is associated with improved ventricular function after coronary bypass sur...Keywords
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