High incidence of sudden death late after anterior LV-aneurysm repair

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 807-811

  Matthias Bechtel, J F ^a   Tölg, Ralph ^b   Graf, Bernhardt ^c   Richardt, Gert ^b   Noetzold, Axel ^a   Kraatz, Ernst G ^a   Sievers, Hans Hinrich ^a,d   Bartels, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b Segeberger Kliniken GmbH   (Germany)

^c HELIOS KLINIKEN SCHWERIN   (Germany)

^d Klinik fur Herzchirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Follow up studies; Sudden death; Surgery; Ventricles

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTERY CLAMP; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842786000     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.01.014     Document Type: Review

References (25)

1. Engel J., Brady W.J., Mattu A., Perron A.D. Electrocardiographic ST segment elevation: left ventricular aneurysm. Am J Emerg Med. 20:2002;238-242.
2. White H.D., Norris R.M., Brown M.A., Brandt P.W., Whitlock R.M., Wild C.J. Left ventricular end-systolic volume as the major determinant of survival after recovery from myocardial infarction. Circulation. 76:1987;44-51.
3. Yamaguchi A., Ino T., Adachi H., Murata S., Kamio H., Okada M., Tsuboi J. Left ventricular volume predicts postoperative course in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Ann Thorac Surg. 65:1998;434-438.
4. Buxton A.E., Lee K.L., DiCarlo L., Gold M.R., Greer G.S., Prystowsky E.N., O'Toole M.F., Tang A., Fisher J.D., Coromilas J., Talajic M., Hafley G., for the Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial Investigators. Electrophysiologic testing to identify patients with coronary artery disease who are at risk for sudden death. N Engl J Med. 342:2000;1937-1945.
5. Field J.M. Update on cardiac resuscitation for sudden death: International Guidelines 2000 on Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care. Curr Opin Cardiol. 18:2003;14-25.
6. Huikuri H.V., Castellanos A., Myerburg R.J. Sudden death due to cardiac arrhythmias. N Engl J Med. 345:2001;1473-1482.
7. Moss A.J., Zareba W., Hall W.J., Klein H., Wilber D.J., Cannom D.S., Daubert J.P., Higgins S.L., Brown M.W., Andrews M.L., for the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II Investigators. Prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator in patients with myocardial infarction and reduced ejection fraction. N Engl J Med. 346:2002;877-883.
8. Athanasuleas C.L., Stanley A.W.H. Jr, Buckberg G.D., Dor V., Di Donato M., Blackstone E.H., the RESTORE group. Surgical anterior ventricular endocardial restoration (SAVER) in the dilated remodeled ventricle after anterior myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 37:2001;1199-1209.
9. Tavakoli R., Bettex D., Weber A., Brunner H., Genoni M., Pretre R., Jenni R., Turina M. Repair of postinfarction dyskinetic LV aneurysm with either linear or patch technique. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 22:2002;129-134.
10. Hansen D.E., Craig C.S., Hondeghem L.M. Scratch-induced arrhythmias in the isolated canine ventricles: evidence for the importance of mechanoelectrical feedback. Circulation. 81:1990;1094-1105.
11. Buckberg G.D. Congestive heart failure: treat the disease, not the symptom - return to normalcy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 121:2001;628-637.
12. Cooley D.A. Ventricular endoaneurysmorrhaphy: a simplified repair for extensive postinfarction aneurysm. J Card Surg. 4:1989;200-205.
13. Sandler H., Dodge H.T. The use of single plane angiocardiograms for the calculation of left ventricular volume in man. Am Heart J. 75:1968;325-334.
14. Kennedy J.W., Trenholme S.E., Kasser I.S. Left ventricular volume and mass from single-plane cineangiocardiogram. A comparison of anteroposterior and right anterior oblique methods. Am Heart J. 80:1970;343-352.
15. Albert C.M., Mittleman M.A., Chae C.U., Lee I.M., Hennekens C.H., Manson J.E. Triggering of sudden death from cardiac causes by vigorous exertion. N Engl J Med. 343:2000;1355-1361.
16. Couch O.A. Jr. Cardiac aneurysm with ventricular tachycardia and subsequent excision of aneurysm. Circulation. 20:1959;251.
17. Hunt D., Sloman G., Westlake G. Ventricular aneurysmectomy for recurrent tachycardia. Br Heart J. 31:1969;264-266.
18. Schulte H.D., Bircks W., Ostermeyer J., Seipel L. Surgery for life-threatening ventricular tachycardias associated with ventricular aneurysm. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 27:1979;124-127.
19. Sami M., Chaitman B.R., Bourassa M.G., Charpin D., Chabot M. Long-term follow-up of aneurysmectomy for recurrent ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. Am Heart J. 96:1978;303-308.
20. Cox J.L. Anatomic-electrophysiologic bases for the surgical treatment of refractory ischemic ventricular tachycardia. Ann Surg. 198:1983;119-129.
21. Mickleborough L.L., Carson S., Ivanov J. Repair of dyskinetic or akinetic left ventricular aneurysm: results obtained with a modified linear closure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 121:2001;675-682.
22. Di Donato M., Sabatier M., Dor V., The RESTORE group. Surgical ventricular restoration in patients with postinfarction coronary artery disease: effectiveness on spontaneous and inducible ventricular tachycardia. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 13:2001;480-485.
23. Wellens F., Geelen P., Demirsoy E., van Praet F., de Geest R., Degrieck I., Vanermen H., Brugada P. Surgical treatment of tachyarrhythmias due to postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm with endoaneurysmorrhaphy and cryoablation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 22:2002;771-776.
24. Di Donato M., Barletta G., Maioli M., Fantini F., Coste P., Sabatier M., Montiglio F., Dor V. Early hemodynamic results of left ventricular reconstructive surgery of anterior wall left ventricular aneurysm. Am J Cardiol. 69:1992;886-890.
25. Concato J., Shah N., Horwitz R.I. Randomized, controlled trials, observational studies, and the hierarchy of research designs. N Engl J Med. 342:2000;1887-1892.