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Left ventricular function after plication of the left ventricular free wall in dogs*

Objective: We tested a new surgical technique, the plication of the left ventricular free wall, to reduce left ventricular area and volume and improve left ventricular systolic function, without using a cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods: Dilated cardiomyopathy was induced in eight dogs by the injection of doxorubicin. Plication of the left ventricular free wall was performed in four dogs with ind...

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture: a case report.

A 65-year-old woman presenting with a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm 27 months after sutureless repair of a subacute left ventricular free wall rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction is described. An autologous pericardial patch and gelatin resorcin formaldehyde (GRF) glue were used in the repair. A small pseudoaneurysm bulged out over the true aneurysm of the left ventricle. We perf...

Left ventricular free wall rupture after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Non-Fatal Outcome after Acute Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture

Left ventricular free wall rupture is an uncommon but catastrophic event caused by acute myocardial infarction. In most of the cases, acute rupture results in cardiac tamponade and shock which is usually fatal within few minutes. Only immediate diagnosis and surgery can increase the survival rate. We report the case of the acute left ventricular free wall rupture, which was treated surgically w...

High myocardial 18F-FDG uptake after chemotherapy in the presence of left ventricular dysfunction as well as 3-month later with no left ventricular dysfunction

Diffusely increased glucose metabolic activity in the right and left ventricles using 2-deoxy-2-(F-18) fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDGPET/CT) and global left ventricular hypokinesia at echocardiography can be evident in acute myocarditis. But, there has been no case report that the ventricular 18F-FDGuptake remains unchanged even ...