title: Endoventricular circular patch plasty for end-stage valvular cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We present here a case of end-stage non-ischemic valvular dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) associated with mitral regurgitation (MR). The patient underwent surgery where left ventricular volume reduction using endoventricular circular patch plasty (EVCPP) and mitral valve replacement (MVR) were performed. He has improved much after the operation and is now in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. kuwaki@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuwaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery