title: Myocardial revascularization and ventricular restoration through pacopexy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze left ventricle performance after myocardial revascularization associated to ventricular geometrics restoration by "pacopexy" in schemic myocardiopathy patients with significant ventricular dysfunction in whom ventricular restoration was obtained through special technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  Myocardial revascularization associated to ventricular geometrics restoration through special technique, with no use of prosthesis or other synthetic materials.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients functional class was shown to have improved 93.10% after surgical procedure. Pre- and post-surgical comparison showed significant increase in left ventricle ejection fraction as well as decrease in left ventricle systolic diameter. No significant change was observed in left ventricle diastolic diameter or systolic volume. Post-surgical follow-up time length ranged from 1 month to 3 years and 4 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ventricular dysfunction restoration technique through pacopexy showed to be effective for the management of severe ventricular dysfunction from schemic causes. Major impact was observed in the functional class of patients under study.
authors: Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. jbreda@cardiol.br
authors: João Roberto
authors: JR
authors: Breda
authors: Luciano Figueiredo
authors: LF
authors: Aguiar
authors: João Nelson Rodrigues
authors: JN
authors: Branco
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Catani
authors: Ibraim
authors: I
authors: Pinto
authors: Edson
authors: E
authors: Nakano
authors: Enio
authors: E
authors: Buffolo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*