Background: Scar burden by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is associated with functional recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). There is limited data on long-term mortality after CABG based on left ventricular (LV) scar burden.
Methods: Patients who underwent LGE CMR between January 2003 and February 2010 within 1 month prior to CABG were included.
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
November 2016