Left ventriculoplasty for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy with severe heart failure in 70 patients

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-10

  Suma, H ^a   Isomura, T ^a   Horii, T ^a   Hisatomi, K ^a   Sato, T ^a   Kobashi, T ^a   Kanemitsu, H ^a   Hoshino, J ^a   Ueno, H ^a   Oda, T ^a  

^a Hayama Heart Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery (ventriculoplasty); Cardiomyopathies, dilated; Cardiomyopathies, other; Heart failure; Valvular disease; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA BALLOON; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOMYOPLASTY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VENTRICULECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0035130293     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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