Open AccessSurgical treatment of postinfarction anterior left ventricular aneurysms: linear vs. patch plasty repair
Author(s) -
Mirdavron Mukaddirov,
J. M. Frapier,
R. Demaria,
Bernard Albat
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1510/icvts.2007.160093
Subject(s) - medicine , cryoablation , ejection fraction , surgery , cardiology , heart aneurysm , coronary artery disease , complication , left ventricular aneurysm , aneurysm , heart failure , ablation
The patch plasty repair is increasingly advocated over linear closure in the surgical treatment of postinfarction anterior left ventricular aneurysm (LVA). A comparative estimate of the clinical results of these two techniques seemed in order.
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