title: Angiographic and hemodynamic follow-up of patients after partial left ventriculectomy.
abstract: Angiographic, Doppler-echocardiographic and hemodynamic studies early (+6 days) and late (+180 days) after partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) on 24 patients revealed that PLV decreased end-systolic volume (or dimension) more than the end-diastolic volume (or dimension), improving stroke volumes (or contractile excursion), and doubling ejection fraction (or fractional shortening). Results of PLV appeared to depend on a balance between improved systolic contractility and reduced diastolic performance. All these survivors had improved diastolic relaxation, suggesting myocardial viability is a prerequisite for PLV to be successful.
authors.affiliation: Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan. akira@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akira T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: Lise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bocchino
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimura
authors.forename: Randas J V
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Batista
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017725:Ventricular Pressure