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19028641

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
Function follows form and this maxim provides an understanding of the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure following myocardial infarction. The heart fails as it enlarges and becomes more spherical. Surgical methods to treat dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy have evolved and been applied to thousands of patients worldwide. Known as "surgical ventricular restoration", or SVR, the operation reduces left ventricular volume and restores the ventricle towards a more conical normal shape. Global systolic function is improved. Mechanical synchrony is restored. Arrhythmias are largely abated. Neurohumoral mediators that stimulate continued ventricular enlargement are largely reduced. Finally, there is marked and sustained symptomatic improvement of congestive heart failure post-infarction patients after SVR.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1308-0032
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
8 Suppl 2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-100
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Surgery for the failing heart after myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA. cathanasuleas@mac.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review