Left ventricular remodelling and outcomes after surgery: Pathophysiological insights for a modern surgical approach to ischaemic cardiomyopathy

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 781-784

  Fundarò, Pino ^a,c   Fundarò, Camilla ^b  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 33750354069     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000250864.48283.21     Document Type: Editorial

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