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Top panel: Patient disposition over the follow-up period of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial. LVEF= left ventricular ejection fraction. Bottom panel: Mean cumulative incidence of all-cause hospitalization during the entire 9.8 year follow up period. CABG = coronary artery bypass surgery plus optimal medical therapy; MED = optimal medical therapy alone.
