Minimal access left ventricular reconstruction

Asia's First Minimal-Access Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.

Partial left ventricular support implanted through minimal access surgery as a bridge to cardiac transplant.

the bilateral axillary arteries had been routinely prepared for selective cerebral perfusion at the Hiroshima University Hospital. The addition of FA-P might be another strategy in other institutions. Because there are unpredictable factors in acute aortic dissection, decisions need to be made stepwise and be based on real-time information at each step. Although our initial assessment was incor...

Left Ventricular Reconstruction in Ischemic Heart Disease

Objectives: [1] To review our experience with left ventricular reconstruction (LVR) regarding safety (early mortality and morbidity) and long-term survival (Study I). [2] To evaluate LVR including surgery for ventricular tachycardia in patients with preoperative spontaneous or inducible ventricular tachycardia (Study II). [3] To analyze risk factors for mortality and hospital re-admission for h...

Left ventricular reconstruction for severely dilated heart.

Surgical interventions for ischemic or non-ischemic heart failure refractory to medical treatment include the implantation of an artificial heart, tissue engineering medicine, and myocardial substitute, in addition to conventional coronary revascularization for ischemic heart disease (IHD) and undersized mitral annuloplasty (UMAP) for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) causing myocardial dam...

Left ventricular reconstruction with or without mitral annuloplasty.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to review characteristics of patients undergoing left ventricular reconstruction (LVR) with or without mitral annuloplasty (MAP) for postinfarction ventricular remodeling. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-seven patients were divided into two groups: LVR (LVR group, n = 22) and LVR with MAP (LVRM group, n = 25). Echocardiographic parameters including left ventric...