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[New surgical procedure for patients with dilated heart and end-stage cardiac failure (Batista procedure)].
- Source :
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Journal of cardiology [J Cardiol] 1997 Feb; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 117-20; discussion 120-2. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- A 53-year-old man with dilated cardiomyopathy underwent left ventriculoplasty (Batista procedure), a new surgical procedure, which reduces ventricular volume to improve left ventricular function. Left ventricular ejection fraction increased from 19.7% to 43.7%. Unfortunately, he died of pneumonia 12 days after surgery. This is the first such procedure in a human in Japan.
Details
- Language :
- Japanese
- ISSN :
- 0914-5087
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of cardiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9120793