title: [Aorto-coronary bypass grafting in patients with pronounced left ventricular dysfunction: long-term results and value of detection of viable myocardium].
abstract: Aim of the study was to investigate effect of volume of viable myocardium as detected by stress-echocardiography on functional class and survival of patients with pronounced left ventricular dysfunction after aorto-coronary bypass grafting (ACBG). We made retrospective analysis of clinical and echocardiographic data from 216 patients with pronounced coronary pathology and left ventricular ejection fraction 35%. Stress echocardiography was carried out according to standard method in 70 patients. Mean duration of follow-up after ACBG was 2.5+/-2.3 years (from 0.4 to 9 years). Complete revascularization eliminated symptoms of angina, improved functional class of patients and was associated with high survival (5-year - 85%, 7-year - 78%). No significant effect of volume of viable myocardium on functional class and survival of patients after ACBG was revealed.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Butkuviene
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ivashkyavichiene
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nogiene
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhidanavichiute
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004453:Echoencephalography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*