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Conclusions
• The majority of cardiac surgical deaths are attributed to heart
failure
• As much as 50% of those patients present with normal
ejection fractions
• Generation of guidelines would define the state of the
evidence for myocardial protective strategies
• Guidelines need to be operationalized at the local level
• Tracking adherence to the guidelines through a registry would
evaluate their clinical effectiveness over time