Author/Authors :
Rizzello، نويسنده , , Vittoria and Poldermans، نويسنده , , Don and Biagini، نويسنده , , Elena and Schinkel، نويسنده , , Arend F.L. and Elhendy، نويسنده , , Abdou and Leone، نويسنده , , Antonio Maria and Crea، نويسنده , , Filippo and Maat، نويسنده , , Alexander and Roelandt، نويسنده , , Jos R.T.C and Bax، نويسنده , , Jeroen J.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
In the present study, the relation between improvement in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and heart failure symptoms was evaluated in 100 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary revascularization. In patients with viable myocardium, the improvement in the LVEF after revascularization was accompanied by improvement in heart failure symptoms in most patients (80%); most viable patients (75%) without improvement in LVEF also showed an improvement in New York Heart Association functional class. Conversely, most nonviable patients failed to improve in LVEF or New York Heart Association class.
