title: [Partial left ventriculectomy (Batista procedure) for the treatment of terminal heart failure after rejection for heart transplantation].
abstract: A woman aged 64 was severely handicapped by dyspnoea due to 'terminal heart failure' resulting from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. The mitral valve was seriously insufficient; the coronary vessels were normal. The patient was not eligible for heart transplantation. Partial left ventriculectomy by Batista's method was performed and the mitral valve replaced by an artificial one. The left ventricular ejection fraction increased from 0.12 before the operation to 0.35 postoperatively and to 0.43 two years later. Patient was then capable of normal exercise (New York Heart Association (NYHA): class I-II). In the Netherlands partial left ventriculectomy is the last surgical option for patients rejected for heart transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Thorax-Hartchirurgie, Nijmegen.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Brouwer
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: van den Berg
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Van Der Maaten
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brügemann
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Mungroop
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Van Veldhuisen
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009426:Netherlands; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Partiële linker ventriculectomie (Batista-operatie) ter behandeling van eindstadium hartfalen na afwijzing voor harttransplantatie.