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Definition of study groups |
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| Group |
Target Time for Surgery |
Anginal Symptoms, Coronary Anatomy, and Left Ventricular Function |
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| Semi-urgent |
Within 6 weeks |
Patients with either persistent unstable angina or stable angina and extensive CAD* (left-main stenosis more than 50 percent, triple-vessel disease, or double-vessel disease with significant proximal left anterior descending stenosis and impaired left ventricular function) |
| Non-urgent |
Within 12 weeks |
Stable symptomatic patients with limited CAD (double-vessel disease with no lesion in the proximal left anterior descending artery and normal left ventricular function or single-vessel disease with significant stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery) |
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*CAD = coronary artery disease. Target Time = Recommended time | ||
Sobolev et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008 3:47 doi:10.1186/1749-8090-3-47 |
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