Late ventricular structure after partial left ventriculectomy

Authors
Lunkenheimer, PP Redmann, K Cryer, CW Sanchez-Quintana, D Ho, SY Anderson, RH Batista, RV
Citation
Pp. Lunkenheimer et al., Late ventricular structure after partial left ventriculectomy, ANN THORAC, 69(4), 2000, pp. 1257-1259
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
69
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1257 - 1259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(200004)69:4<1257:LVSAPL>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Nine months after partial ventriculectomy, a 53-year-old man died of progre ssive heart failure. His heart was examined to determine the alignment of t he muscle fibers around the ventricular scar, which was 11 cm long, 1.3 cm thick and 4 cm wide. The scar reached 2 to 12 mm beyond the surgical suture line. The fibers in the middle and subendocardial layers were malaligned, resulting in convergence, compression and regional necrosis. (C) 2000 by Th e Society of Thoracic Surgeons.