10.25373/ctsnet.5451079.v1 Marc R. Moon Marc R. Moon High-Risk Conventional Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Poor LV Function CTSNet 2017 Coronary Disease CABG Surgery 2017-09-28 20:48:19 Media https://ctsnet.figshare.com/articles/media/High-Risk_Conventional_Cardiac_Surgery_in_Patients_With_Poor_LV_Function/5451079 Marc Moon of the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, discusses the factors that define high risk for a cardiac surgery patient, and he reviews preoperative strategies that surgeons can employ to prepare such patients for optimal outcomes.<div>This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with the permission of <a href="https://scts.org/">SCTS</a>. Please visit https://sctsed.org/ for more information on SCTS educational programs.</div>