title: Successful myocardial volume reduction in a 9-month-old infant.
abstract: Left ventricular reduction has shown promise as a treatment for end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy, with restoration of the physiologic ratio between myocardial mass and left ventricular diameter. We present a case of successful partial left ventriculectomy utilizing both lateral and septal wall excision as treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy in a 9-month-old patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children's Hospital, California 92354, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vricella
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gundry
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014463:Ultrasonography