title: Coronary artery surgery for ischaemic heart failure: the surgeon's view.
abstract: Recent advances in medical therapy have improved outcomes for patients with severe heart failure. However, overall survival remains poor. Transplantation is an established therapy for these patients but is limited by the large mismatch between demand and donor organ availability. Recently it has been recognised that not all ventricular dysfunction secondary to coronary artery disease is irreversible. Revascularisation in certain patients would appear to improve ventricular function. These patients are said to demonstrate myocardial "hibernation". Revascularisation in these patients may provide a further treatment option in the treatment of heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Medical Centre, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH.
authors.forename: Michael Edward
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Michael Paul Ian
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pitt
authors.forename: Robert Stuart
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bonser
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pagano
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology