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Does surgical ventricular restoration improve survival in patients with anterior infarction congestive heart failure?

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boxed-textAthanasuleas CL et al. (2004) Surgical Ventricular Restoration in the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure Due to Post-Infarction Ventricular Dilation. J Am Coll Cardiol 44: 1439–1445

SVR with coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral-valve surgery improves late prognosis in patients with ischemic dilatated heart, although perioperative risk is high with advanced NYHA class

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