Safety and efficacy of direct cardiac shockwave therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (the CAST-HF trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial—an update
Abstract Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a severe socio-economic burden in the Western world. Coronary obstruction and subsequent myocardial ischemia result in the progressive replacement of contractile myocardium with dysfunctional, fibrotic scar tissue. Post-infarctional remodelli...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06931-4 |