Female gender and left ventricular dysfunction in myocardial surgical revascularization: the strange couple

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Luigi Di Tommaso et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jul.

. 2018 Jul;10(Suppl 18):S2160-S2164.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.42.

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Sex Difference in Patients With Ischemic Heart Failure Undergoing Surgical Revascularization: Results From the STICH Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure).
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