Subject: coronary artery bypass surgery
Subject: left ventricular function
Subject: echocardiographic ejection fraction
Year: 2005
Type: Article
Title: Predictive value of left ventricular function on prognosis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Author: Georgievska-Ismail L
Author: Vavlukis, M
Author: Borozanov, V
Abstract: In order to assess the predictive value of left ventricular (LV) function on prognosis during 16 years of follow-up we retrospectively/prospectively evaluated 320 patients (mean age 55.9 +/- 9.2 years; 44 women, 276 men) undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Patients were divided according to the assessed echocardiographically pre- and postoperative LV ejection fraction (LVEF) into two groups: patients with LV dysfunction (EF < 55%) and patients with preserved LV function (EF >or= 55%). In order to assess the prognostic variables, patients were further subdivided into a group with severely depressed LV function (EF
Publisher: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Relation: Prilozi (Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. Oddelenie za medicinski nauki)
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/8694
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/8694
Identifier: 16118619
