Why the study?
Does intracavitary repair using a patch improve survival and functional outcomes in patients with ventricular aneurysm and regional dyskinesia after myocardial infarction?
Population
136 patients with myocardial damage after infarction, divided into group I and group II.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Supports patch repair in selected post-MI aneurysm patients; leaves open superiority versus alternatives pending randomized trials.
Does intracavitary repair using a patch improve survival and functional outcomes in patients with ventricular aneurysm and regional dyskinesia after myocardial infarction?
Intracavitary repair of ventricular aneurysms using a patch technique improves ejection fraction and functional class, with acceptable survival in patients without recent MI or prior cardiac surgery.
Cooley et al. (1992) studied this question.
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