Results after partial left ventriculectomy versus heart transplantation for idiopathic cardiomyopathy

• Published in: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 117; no. 5; pp. 952 - 959
• Main Authors: Etoch, Steven W., Koenig, Steven C., Laureano, Mary Ann, Cerrito, Pat, Gray, Laman A., Dowling, Robert D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.05.1999; AATS/WTSA
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - mortality; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - mortality; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - physiopathology; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Transplantation - mortality; Heart Ventricles - physiopathology; Heart Ventricles - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Stroke Volume; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Waiting Lists

Objective: Partial left ventriculectomy has been introduced as an alternative surgical therapy to heart transplantation. We performed a single-center, retrospective analysis of all patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy who underwent partial left ventriculectomy or heart transplantation or...