title: Surgical ventricular reconstruction has a role in surgical remodeling in patients with LV systolic dysfunction even post-STICH?
abstract: The Hypothesis 2 arm of the STICH trial compared outcomes in ischemic cardiomyopathy patients undergoing CABG plus SVR vs. CABG alone. Although the trial results suggest equivalency of these therapies, important trial flaws have been identified which cast critical doubt regarding the generalizability of the trial findings.
authors.affiliation: NYU School of Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York, NY 10016, USA. Eugene.grossi@nyumc.org
authors.forename: Leora B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Balsam
authors.forename: Eugene A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Grossi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D054143:Heart Failure, Systolic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*