OPTIMAL EUROSCORES FOR PREDICTING INPATIENT DEATHS IN PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION UNDERGOING CARDIAC SURGERY

The utility of surgery revascularization in patients (pts) with a low LVEF and operable coronary disease is unclear, highlighting the importance of risk stratification. Whilst the EuroSCORE and Parsonnet score (PS) are established prognosticators, their relative utility and optimal cut-offs in pts