Author/Editor     Geršak, Borut; Bocchino, Lise; Batista, Randas J V
Title     Aspects of volume reduction surgery - partial left ventriculectomy
Type     članek
Source     In: Pajer Z, Štiblar-Martinčič D, editors. International symposium on cardiovascular diseases. Proceedings of the 29th memorial meeting devoted to prof. dr. Janez Plečnik; 1998 Dec 3-5; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Medical faculty, Institute of histology and embryology,
Publication year     1998
Volume     str. 337-41
Language     eng
Abstract     Partial left ventriculectomy is based on Laplace's law; reducing the left ventricular diameter should result in decrement of myocardial wall - stress. The early postoperative echocardiographic changes are showing immediate increase in ejection fraction with little alteration of stroke volume. On the basis of original surgical technique, some modifications are emerging, including different approaches to the mitral valve repair. The anatomicosurgical basis for segmental reduction of left ventricle was made by experimental marginal artery ligation, corresponding myocardial infarction and it's excision.
Descriptors     HEART VENTRICLE
MITRAL VALVE
CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS