The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 314-321 , February 2005

Preoperative prediction of long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction

  • Joseph J. DeRose Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Joseph J. DeRose, Jr, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1111 Amsterdam Ave, MU217, New York, NY 10025
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  • Ioannis K. Toumpoulis, MD

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
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  • Sandhya K. Balaram, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
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  • John P. Ioannidis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
    • Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Department of Medicine, Tufts–New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
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  • Scott Belsley, MD

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
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  • Robert C. Ashton Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
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  • Daniel G. Swistel, MD

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
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  • Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, MD

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon Hospital Center, Athens, Greece

Received 21 February 2004 ,Revised 18 May 2004 ,Accepted 24 May 2004.

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PII: S0022-5223(04)00873-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.05.022

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 314-321 , February 2005

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