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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.037 Byline: Koji Takeda (a), Goro Matsumiya (a), Hajime Matsue (a), Seiki Hamada (b), Masayuki Sakaki (a), Taichi Sakaguchi (a), Tomoyuki Fujita (a), Yoshiki Sawa (a) Abbreviations: [DELTA]EF, change in ejection fraction; DE-MRI, delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging; LV, left ventricular; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NYHA, New York Heart Association; PAP, pulmonary arterial pressure; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; SVR, surgical ventricular restoration Abstract: Preserved myocardial function remote from surgical site is crucial for good outcome after surgical ventricular restoration in ischemic cardiomyopathy. We hypothesized that left ventricular scarring untouched by operation would negatively affect postoperative outcome. Author Affiliation: (a) Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan (b) Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan Article History: Received 23 December 2007; Revised 12 February 2008; Accepted 23 March 2008

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.10.008 Byline: Paolo Ferrazzi (a), Marco L.S. Matteucci (a), Maurizio Merlo (a), Attilio Iacovoni (a), Giuseppe Rescigno (a), Matteo Bottai (b), Piervirgilio Parrella (a), Luca Lorini (a), Michele Senni (a), Antonello Gavazzi (a) Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; HF, heart failure; LV, left ventricular; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEqD, left ventricular end-diastolic equatorial diameter; LVESVI, left ventricular end-systolic volume index; MLHF, Minnesota Living With Heart Failure; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SVR, surgical ventricular reverse remodeling Abstract: Surgical ventricular reverse remodeling has been shown to possibly improve hemodynamics and symptoms, but effects on long-term mortality are not established. No consistent data are available on which patients will benefit most from this procedure. This study was designed to analyze the predictors of long-term survival after surgical ventricular reverse remodeling in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Author Affiliation: (a) Dipartimento Cardiovascolare Clinico e di Ricerca, Ospedali Riuniti Bergamo, Italy (b) Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC