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Acute and short-term effects of partial left ventriculectomy in dilated cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American College of CardiologyPublished 1 December 2000
Jan J. Schreuder, Paul Steendijk, Frederik H. van der Veen, Ottavio Alfieri, Theo van der Nagel, Roberto Lorusso
Citations71
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score9.02
SNIP6.30

TL;DR

The acute decrease in LV volume in heart-failure patients following PLV resulted at short-term in unchanged SV, increases in LVEF, and decreases in peak wall stress, suggesting that the transition to a more uniform LV contraction and relaxation pattern might be a rationale of the working mechanism of PLV.

Abstract

The acute decrease in LV volume in heart-failure patients following PLV resulted at short-term in unchanged SV, increases in LVEF, and decreases in peak wall stress. The increase in LV synchrony with PLV suggests that the transition to a more uniform LV contraction and relaxation pattern might be a rationale of the working mechanism of PLV.

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Medicine