| Reconstruction of the left ventricle after previous aneurysmectomy. | |
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PMID: 16564303 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Two patients recently underwent successful repeat left ventricular anterior aneurysmectomies at our institution. Both patients had undergone a linear repair at first operation. Over time severe heart failure relapsed and echocardiography revealed the recurrence of a voluminous antero-septo-apical aneurysm in both cases, associated with severe mitral regurgitation. Because of still preserved motion of at least three of the basal segments of the left ventricle, a repeat ventriculoplasty according to Dor and a restrictive mitral valve annuloplasty was attempted. At 6-month follow-up, the patients were in the New York Heart Association functional class I and II, respectively. Left ventricular end-diastolic diameters decreased from 73 mm to 67 mm and from 81 mm to 52 mm, and left ventricular end-systolic diameters from 61 mm to 54 mm and from 70 mm to 34 mm. Mitral regurgitation was absent. |
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Authors:
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Arjun D Koch; Eduard R Holman; Michel I M Versteegh; Robert J M Klautz; Suresh T Somer; Jeroen J Bax; Robert A E Dion |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Annals of thoracic surgery Volume: 81 ISSN: 1552-6259 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Thorac. Surg. Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-03-27 Completed Date: 2006-06-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 15030100R Medline TA: Ann Thorac Surg Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1495-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Leiden, The Netherlands. |
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Aged Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods Heart Aneurysm / surgery* Heart Ventricles / surgery* Humans Male Recurrence Reoperation |
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