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Current Cardiology Reviews

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ISSN (Print): 1573-403X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6557

Surgical Ventricular Restoration to Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling

Author(s): Serenella Castelvecchio, Lorenzo Menicanti and Marisa Di Donato

Volume 6, Issue 1, 2010

Page: [15 - 23] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/157340310790231626

Price: $65

Abstract

Heart failure is one of the major health care issues in the Western world. An increasing number of patients are affected, leading to a high rate of hospitalization and high costs. Even with administration of the best available medical treatment, mortality remains high. The increase in left ventricular volume after a myocardial infarction is a component of the remodeling process. Surgical Ventricular Restoration (SVR) has been introduced as an optional therapeutic strategy to reduce left ventricular volume and restore heart geometry. So far, it has been established that SVR improves cardiac function, clinical status, and survival in patients with ischemic, dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Since its first description, SVR has been refined in an effort to standardize the procedure and to optimize the results. This review will discuss the rationale behind surgical reversal of LV remodeling, the SVR technique, its impact on cardiac function and survival, and future expectations.

Keywords: Myocardial infarction, Left ventricular remodeling, Surgical ventricular restoration, Systolic function, Diastolic function


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