Transplantation versus coronary artery bypass in patients with severe ventricular dysfunction. Surgical outcome and qualify of life

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 773-780

  Shum Tim, D ^a   Pelletier, M P ^b   Latter, D A ^a   De Varennes, B E ^a   Morin, J E ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Ejection fraction, left ventricular; Heart transplantation; Quality of life; Ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0033394129     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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