The rationale and design of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Velazquez, Eric J ^a,b   Lee, Kerry L ^a,b   O'Connor, Christopher M ^a,b   Oh, Jae K ^c   Bonow, Robert O ^d   Pohost, Gerald M ^e   Feldman, Arthur M ^f   Mark, Daniel B ^a,b   Panza, Julio A ^g   Sopko, George ^h   Rouleau, Jean L ⁱ   Jones, Robert H ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AKINESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DYSKINESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 36048937641     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.05.069     Document Type: Article

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