Mohammad Sadeq Najafi, Soroush Nematollahi, Ahmad Vakili-Basir, Arash Jalali, Arezoo Gholami, Mohadese Dashtkoohi, Saeed Davoodi, Mina Pashang, Namvar Movahedi, Kyomars Abbasi, Soheil Mansourian, Haleh Ashraf, Seyed Hossein Ahmadi Tafti
INTRODUCTION: Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a well-known predictor of adverse events after cardiac surgery. We aimed to assess the outcomes in patients with low LVEF undergoing coronary artery bypass graft. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort, we included all patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 40 who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting between March 2007 and March 2016 (with a median follow-up of nine years) at Tehran Heart Center...
June 2024: IJC Heart & Vasculature