Surgery Insight: surgical methods to reverse left ventricular remodeling
Michele De Bonis* and Ottavio Alfieri
Correspondence *Department of Cardiac Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
Email debonis.michele@hsr.it
The severity of left ventricular dilatation and remodeling represents one of the strongest predictors of mortality. Prevention, reversal, or both of left ventricular remodeling therefore constitute crucial parts of therapy in many cases. Along with pharmacologic therapies various surgical procedures are available. In this Review, the most common surgical options for left ventricular remodeling are discussed.
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