title: Partial left ventriculectomy combined with transmyocardial laser revascularization.
abstract: We report the use of transmyocardial laser revascularization in combination with partial left ventriculectomy for treatment of end-stage dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy. The disappearance of the reversible perfusion defects in the treated left ventricular territories and improvement of the systolic function led us to believe that the simultaneous use of these two techniques was complementary in our patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University Cantonal Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland. afkensendyios.kalangos@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalangos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schweizer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Licker
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sekoranja
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faidutti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology