University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital Pioneers in Cardiology Lecture Series
During his visit to the University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital medical campus in June 2022 Robert O. Bonow MD, the Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine discusses Myocardial Viability and Indications for Revascularization in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. As one of the principal STITCH investigators in the STITCH trial, Dr Bonow discusses the role of coronary artery bypass surgery and coronary revascularization in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. (N Engl J Med 2011; 364:1607-1616) He also reviews some of the current data supporting myocardial viability testing to determine which patients benefit from coronary revascularization.