MRI evaluation of left ventricular function in anterior LV aneurysms before and after surgical resection
Why the study?
Does LV remodeling surgery improve global LV function and anatomy in patients with anterior LV aneurysms?
Population
12 patients with an anterior left ventricular (LV) aneurysm
Comparison
LV remodeling surgery, combined with coronary… vs Pre-operative baseline
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support LV remodeling in select aneurysms; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without prospective trials.
Structured PICO
Does LV remodeling surgery improve global LV function and anatomy in patients with anterior LV aneurysms?
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Population
12 patients with an anterior left ventricular (LV) aneurysm
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Intervention
LV remodeling surgery (LV aneurysm resection), combined with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in most patients
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Comparator
Pre-operative baseline
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Outcome
Changes in global LV function and anatomy (end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume, ejection fraction) measured by echo-planar MRI at 6 weeks and 3 monthssurrogate
LV remodeling surgery for anterior LV aneurysms significantly improves LV contractile function and restores cardiac anatomy as evaluated by echo-planar MRI.
Limitations
- Preliminary experience
Cite This Study
Versteegh et al. (2003) studied this question.