title: A modified technique of left ventricular restoration: endoventricular spiral plication.
abstract: We describe a modified technique of left ventricular restoration after anterior myocardial infarction, referred to as endoventricular spiral plication (ESP). This technique was designed for surgical ventricular restoration with a modified spiral stitch and no patch plasty. A continuous spiral stitch can reconstruct the left ventricular shape both at the short and long axis, and appropriate restoration can be achieved by adjusting the tension of the string and the degree of spiral rotation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, Okayama, Japan. bassbord1028@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Arudo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiraoka
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuinose
authors.forename: Genta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chikazawa
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshitaka
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013536:Suture Techniques; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology