title: Coronary arterial anatomy in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction without chest pain or previous myocardial infarction.
abstract: Patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction without chest pain or previous myocardial infarction are unlikely to have 3-vessel coronary artery disease and are very unlikely to have coronary anatomy suitable for bypass grafting. Of our 108 subjects, only 3 (3%) had 3-vessel coronary artery disease thought to be suitable for revascularization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9047, USA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Pitts
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Hillis
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cigarroa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left