Revascularization and ventricular restoration in patients with ischemic heart failure: The STICH trial

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 454-457

  Joyce, David ^a   Loebe, Matthias ^a   Noon, George P ^a   McRee, Susan ^a   Southard, Robert ^a   Thompson, Larry ^a   Skrabal, Christian ^a   Youker, Keith ^a   Torre Amione, Guillermo ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Ischemic heart failure; STICH trial; Surgical ventricular restoration

Indexed keywords

CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 1342322780     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001573-200311000-00006     Document Type: Review

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