[Surgical treatment for ischemic cardiomyopathy].

From June 1970 to Aug. 1995. We were experienced 2,235 coronary surgical patients at the Heart Institute of Japan. Among them, the ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) was defined as the elective, isolated CABG with the EF of less than 20%. Among the 1,640 cases of elective, isolated CABG, the cases with the EF of less than 20% were 29, 1.8% of the total. The hospital mortality was 2 cases (6.9%). The late mortality was 2 cases. The graft patency rate was 96.6%. An actuarial survival rates at 1 year, 3 years and 5 years were 93%, 93 and 87%. Operative mortality and 5-year survival rate of CABG for ICM are acceptable, and appear comparable to that achieved in similar patients after transplantation.