RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 Results from the STICH Trial
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2009
FD SAGE Publications
VO 9
IS 2
SP 11
OP 12
DO 10.1177/155989770902003
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/2/11.abstract
AB Results from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure [STICH; NCT00023595] trial showed that adding surgical ventricular reconstruction to coronary artery bypass surgery does not provide additional clinical benefit in terms of improved mortality or decreased incidence of cardiac-related hospitalizations in subjects with heart failure and coronary artery disease.