Predicting long-term functional results after myocardial revascularization in ischemic cardiomyopathy Giovanni Battista Luciani, MD, Giuseppe Montalbano, MD, Gianluca Casali, MD, Alessandro Mazzucco, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 120, Issue 3, Pages 478-489 (September 2000) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2000.108692 Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Management algorithm for patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. A thallium scan is defined as stress thallium-201 single-photon emission computed tomography with reinjection at rest before redistribution, and dobutamine echocardiography (ECHO) is defined as low-dose (5-10 μg) and high-dose (10-20 μg) dobutamine stress echocardiography. CABG, Coronary artery bypass grafting; TMR, transmyocardial laser revascularization; Htx, heart transplantation; PET, fluoro-18-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000 120, 478-489DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2000.108692) Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Overall survival of 167 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing myocardial revascularization at the University of Verona between January 1991 and June 1998. Dashed lines represent 70% confidence limits. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000 120, 478-489DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2000.108692) Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Overall symptom-free survival of 167 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing myocardial revascularization at the University of Verona between January 1991 and June 1998. Dashed lines represent 70% confidence limits. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000 120, 478-489DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2000.108692) Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Diagram depicting the evolution of the clinical picture of 167 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing myocardial revascularization at the University of Verona between January 1991 and June 1998. Note that the total number of patients at follow-up is 164, corresponding to the operative survivors. CHF, Congestive heart failure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000 120, 478-489DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2000.108692) Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Overall angina-free survival of 167 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing myocardial revascularization at the University of Verona between January 1991 and June 1998. Dashed lines represent 70% confidence limits. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000 120, 478-489DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2000.108692) Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Overall congestive heart failure–free survival of 167 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing myocardial revascularization at the University of Verona between January 1991 and June 1998. Dashed lines represent 70% confidence limits. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2000 120, 478-489DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2000.108692) Copyright © 2000 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions