Diastolic Filling Reserve Preservation Using a Semispherical Dacron Patch for Repair of Anteroapical Left Ventricular Aneurysm

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul;102(1):e73-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.02.026.

Abstract

In postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm, abnormal geometry and desynchronized wall motion may cause a highly inefficient pump function. The traditional endoventricular patch plasty according to the Dor technique might result in a truncated and restrictive left ventricular cavity in small adults. We report a modified technique of left ventricular anteroapical aneurysm repair by using a semispherical reshaping patch to restore the left ventricular geometry.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Diastole
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Heart Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Polyethylene Terephthalates*
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Stroke Volume / physiology
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

Substances

  • Polyethylene Terephthalates