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Why do patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and a substantial amount of viable myocardium not always recover in function after revascularization?

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Schinkel, Arend F L [Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam] Poldermans, Don [Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam] Rizzello, Vittoria [Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam] Vanoverschelde, Jean-Louis [UCL] Elhendy, Abdou [Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam] Bax, Jeroen J [Leiden Universiteit]

In patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and a substantial amount of dysfunctional but viable myocardium, myocardial revascularization may improve left ventricular ejection fraction. The aim of this study was to evaluate why not all patients with a substantial amount of viable tissue recover in function after revascularization.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2004
Language Anglais
Journal information "The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery" - Vol. 127, no. 2, p. 385-390 (2004)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Mosby ((United States) St Louis, MO)
issn 0022-5223
e-issn 1097-685X
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - (SLuc) Service de cardiologie
Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam - Thoraxcenter
UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
Leiden Universiteit - Leiden University Medical Center
UCL - (SLuc) Centre des cardiopathies congénitales de l'adulte
MESH Subject Aged ; Cardiomyopathies - physiopathology, ultrasonography ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Myocardial Contraction - physiology ; Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology, surgery ; Myocardial Ischemia - physiopathology, surgery, ultrasonography ; Myocardial Revascularization ; Myocardium - pathology ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Coronary Stenosis - complications, physiopathology, surgery ; Severity of Illness Index ; Statistics as Topic ; Stroke Volume - physiology ; Treatment Outcome ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology, physiopathology, surgery, ultrasonography ; Ventricular Remodeling - physiology ; Echocardiography ; Echocardiography, Stress ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Heart Failure - physiopathology, surgery, ultrasonography ; Heart Ventricles - physiopathology, ultrasonography ; Humans
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Bibliographic reference Schinkel, Arend F L ; Poldermans, Don ; Rizzello, Vittoria ; Vanoverschelde, Jean-Louis ; Elhendy, Abdou ; et. al. Why do patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and a substantial amount of viable myocardium not always recover in function after revascularization?. In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Vol. 127, no. 2, p. 385-390 (2004)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/104749