Ischemic dilatative cardiomyopathy and aneurysms of the left ventricular cavity: transplantation vs alternative surgery

Patients with terminal end-stage heart failure due to severe coronary disease associated with dilatative cardiomyopathy have an annual mortality of 30-50%. Between July 1997 and December 1999, 21 patients at the University Hospital in Frankfurt, and 25 patients from Skopje underwent total circular r...

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Published in:	International journal of artificial organs Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 401 - 410
Main Authors:	Mitre, Z V, Cvetanovski, V, Hristov, N, Petrusevska, G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-05-2002
Subjects:	Adult Aged Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - complications Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Female Heart Aneurysm - complications Heart Aneurysm - surgery Heart Transplantation Humans Male Microscopy, Electron Middle Aged Myocardial Ischemia - complications Myocardial Ischemia - surgery Postoperative Complications Statistics, Nonparametric Stroke Volume Treatment Outcome Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - complications Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - surgery
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Summary:	Patients with terminal end-stage heart failure due to severe coronary disease associated with dilatative cardiomyopathy have an annual mortality of 30-50%. Between July 1997 and December 1999, 21 patients at the University Hospital in Frankfurt, and 25 patients from Skopje underwent total circular repair with simultaneous coronary artery bypass.
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ISSN:	0391-3988 1724-6040
DOI:	10.1177/039139880202500510