L. Thomas Sheffield

TL;DR: In patients with defined coronary pathoanatomy, clinical and exercise variables primarily relating to the functional state of the left ventricle are helpful in assessing prognosis.

TL;DR: A combination of data from several laboratories indicates that if only one of the three major coronary arterial branches (left anterior descending, left circumflex or right) is significantly stenosed, the annual mortality rate will be approximately 2 percent of the cohort.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the quality of life of patients with left ventricular dysfunction for up to 2 years after randomization to enalapril or placebo, and found that mild improvements in quality-of-life for greater than or equal to 1 year were observed when patients with mild to moderate heart failure and symptomatic heart failure were treated with enalaphril.

TL;DR: Coronary arteriograms and submaximal exercise tests were compared in 100 patients, all of whom had chest pain, and forty-six patients were free of hypertension, aortic valve disease, or both.

TL;DR: In patients who demonstrate ischemia on exercise testing and whose exercise capacity is limited, coronary bypass surgery appears to improve survival in comparison with medical therapy alone.