Surgical ventricular restoration in over 1000 patients with post-infarction ischemic cardiomyopathy was safe and effective in improving pump function, clinical status, and survival.
Does surgical ventricular restoration improve pump function, clinical status, and survival in patients with post-infarction ischemic cardiomyopathy?
Surgical ventricular restoration is described as a safe and effective technique for improving pump function, clinical status, and survival in patients with post-infarction ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) is an emerging technique aiming to restore left ventricular geometry and function in dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy. It applies not only to the classic aneurysm (Type 1) but also to the true ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (Type 3) and to the intermediate type (Type 2). This type classification based on systolic morphology allows patient selection. SVR is performed under total cardiac arrest with antegrade crystalloid cardioplegia, following complete coronary revascularization, almost always on the left anterior descending artery and mitral repair through ventriculotomy, when needed. Results on more than 1000 patients show that SVR is safe and effective in improving pump function, clinical status and survival in patients with post-infarction ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Menicanti et al. (Sat,) conducted a review in Dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy (n=1,000). Surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) was evaluated on Pump function, clinical status and survival. Surgical ventricular restoration in over 1000 patients with post-infarction ischemic cardiomyopathy was safe and effective in improving pump function, clinical status, and survival.