Results of nonguided subtotal endocardiectomy associated with left ventricular reconstruction in patients with ischemic ventricular arrhythmias

• Published in: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 107; no. 5; pp. 1301 - 1308
• Main Authors: Dor, V., Sabatier, M., Montigho, F., Rossi, P., Toso, A., Di Donato, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.1994; AATS/WTSA
• Subjects: Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Cryosurgery; Endocardium - surgery; Female; Heart Aneurysm - complications; Heart Aneurysm - surgery; Heart Ventricles - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - complications; Myocardial Revascularization; Prostheses and Implants; Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnosis; Tachycardia, Ventricular - etiology; Tachycardia, Ventricular - prevention & control; Ventricular Function, Left - physiology

We analyzed the effects of nonguided endocardiectomy in patients with ischemic ventricular arrhythmias who underwent reconstructive operations for postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm. A total of 106 patients among 287 consecutive patients had spontaneous or inducible ventricular tachycardia (49...