title: Transventricular mitral annuloplasty in a patient undergoing partial left ventriculectomy.
abstract: A 70-year-old male patient with heart failure resulting from dilated cardiomyopathy underwent a partial left ventriculectomy between the papillary muscles and a newly devised transventricular mitral annuloplasty. Intraoperative transesophageal Doppler echocardiography revealed reduced ventricular dimensions and corrected mitral insufficiency with unchanged ventricular filling patterns, allowing prompt recovery despite unchanged myocardial pathology.
authors.affiliation: Vilela Batista Heart Foundation, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimura
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Bocchino
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Karamanoukian
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koide
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome