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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:662
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

Robert C. Gorman, MDa, Joseph H. Gorman, III, MDa

a Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

e-mail: rcgorman@mail.med.upenn.edu

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is now the most common cause of heart failure (HF) in the United States. The mechanism of HF due to CAD is complex and multifactorial. In addition to irreversibly damaged (infarcted) myocardium, the ischemic syndromes of myocardial stunning and hibernating myocardium contribute to the manifestations and progression of heart failure in some patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction secondary to CAD. However, in other patients myocardial . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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