Table 2

Guidelines for coronary bypass versus transplantation in end stage coronary artery disease10

CABG Transplant
Prevailing hibernationPrevailing scar
Short duration of heart failureProlonged heart failure
Low dose diureticsHigh dose diuretics
No right ventricular failureChronic right ventricular failure
Stable cardiac outputProgressively lower output
Cardia index > 2.0 l/min/m2 Cardiac index < 2.0 l/min/m2
LVEDP < 24 mm HgLVEDP > 24 mm Hg
Good target vesselsPoor vessels
First operationPrevious revascularisation

  • LVEDP, left ventricular end diastolic pressure.