LV mass index significantly impacts on patient and renal outcomes in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting and poor left-ventricular function.

Background. A recent report demonstrated that the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy was an independent predictor of mortality in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) severely depressed left ventricular function. However, the impact of left ventricle (LV) mass index on the renal and patient outcomes in such patients with CABG has previously not been addressed. The present study thus considers this group of patient and uses LV mass index to assess renal and patient outcomes for these patients. Material and Method. All patients who arrived at the emergency room with severe cardiac dysfunction (EF<60%), triple vessel disease, and required CABG and LV hypertrophy (LVH) (LV mass index γ110 g/m2 in women, γ134 g/m2 in men) were admitted preoperatively to the intensive care unit (ICU) for supportive intervention from 01 1, 1998 to 01 1, 2001. Of all LVH patients, 44 underwent CABG, and were divided into two groups according to LV mass index. Results. Of all patients, 72.7% had severe echoca...