title: Surgical restoration of the postinfarction dilated ventricle.
abstract: Surgical restoration of the failing heart is related to rebuilding cardiac architecture and linked to: (a) understanding that the structure of the failing dilated heart involves changing the normal elliptic shape toward a dilated spherical form; (b) recognizing the anatomic fiber orientation framework and its functional implications; (c) establishing imaging measurement guidelines to determine indications for surgical intervention that focus upon volume and remote muscle evaluation rather than ejection fraction; and (d) summarizing left ventricular restoration results whereby rebuilding normal elliptic configuration improves function, reduces ventricular arrhythmias, alleviates mechanical dyssynchrony, and causes progressive improvement that extends long-term prognosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Constantine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Athanasuleas
authors.forename: Gerald D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Buckberg
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013997:Time Factors; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*