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Table 3 Causes of death in the cohort

From: Impact of severe left ventricular dysfunction on in-hospital and mid-term outcomes of Chinese patients undergoing first isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

 

Normal group

Impaired group

Severe group

In-hospital

 No. patients

14

11

6

 Infection

7

4

2

 Low cardiac output

3

3

2

 Malignant arrhythmia

2

1

1

 Gastrointestinal bleeding

2

2

1

 Other

0

1

1

Follow-up

 No. patients

73

45

11

 Infection

34

22

3

 Heart failure

12

8

3

 Myocardial infarction

4

3

1

 Cancer

9

4

2

 Sudden death

4

2

0

 Pulmonary failure

4

2

1

 Hepatic failure

2

2

0

 Stroke

2

1

1

 Other

2

1

0

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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