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Figure 2 Relative risk of mortality for coronary artery bypass grafting compared with medical therapy in moderate-to-severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction, ranked in order of study quality. Studies were observational, most patients had limiting angina, and preoperative viability testing was not routinely performed. Modified from Baker et al. (14).
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