title: [Akinetic zones of the left ventricle in aortic insufficiency. Treatment].
abstract: 22 cases of aortic valvular insufficiency treated by prosthesis and in which the acinetic areas of the left ventricle were eliminated at the same time are reported. Only one postoperative death (ventricular fibrillation) was encountered; one after 1 year (emboly as a result of endocarditis) and one as a result of an unknown cause. Emphasis is laid upon the frequency of this associated complication, its seriously negative incidence on ventricular haemodynamics, the need for surgical treatment, and its favourable immediate and long-term results.
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications
vernacular_title: Zone acinetiche del ventricolo sinistro nell'insufficienza aortica. Trattamento