The authors performed off-pump left ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy in ovine model applying epicardial catheter-based ventricular reconstruction. Six weeks after ventricular reconstruction end-systolic volume was decreased by 38% and ejection fraction increased by 13%. Histopathology showed appreciable reduction of the chronic infarct in the left ventricle.
Epicardial catheter-based ventricular reconstruction: a novel therapy for ischaemic heart failure with anteroapical aneurysm
Submitted by: Erica Curcio
Source: Interactive Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Yanping Cheng, Michael S. Aboodi, Andrew S. Wechsler, Greg L. Kaluza, Juan F. Granada, Kevin Van Bladel, Lon S. Annest, and Geng-Hua Yi