title: Successful ventricular remodeling with coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve repair in a patient with severe heart failure.
abstract: Left ventricular remodeling is becoming a frequent treatment for severe heart failure, but its use in combination with other surgical techniques is controversial. We report a case in which left ventricular remodeling was combined with coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve repair to treat a patient with severely depressed ejection fraction, mitral insufficiency, coronary artery disease, and a recent history of myocardial infarction. Cardiac function improved after the combined treatment. This case suggests that left ventricular remodeling can be used safely and effectively in conjunction with other surgical techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School, USA. George.V.Letsou@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: George V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Letsou
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Frazier
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants