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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000;17:239-245
© 2000 Elsevier Science NL

Partial left ventriculectomy, ventriculoplasty or valvular surgery for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy – the role of intra-operative echocardiography

Cardiovascular Surgery, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, 1202-1, Yamazaki, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8533, Japan

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e-mail: heartctr{at}fb3.so-net.ne.jp

Background: The partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) is known to work in some patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), although this procedure does not work well in all patients and the operative mortality is higher than the other cardiac surgeries. In addition to PLV, left ventriculoplasty to exclude antero-septal wall or valvular surgery without left ventricle (LV) surgery can be also effective in patients with DCM. To improve the surgical results for dilated cardiomyopathy, we introduced echo-guided volume reduction test and evaluated the surgical procedures and the results on the surgery for DCM. Methods: Between December 1996 and July 1999, 56 patients with DCM (50 with idiopathic DCM, six with dilated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) were surgically treated. Under the standard cardiopulmonary bypass, left ventricular motion was determined with color kinesis of echocardiogram and the lesion of akinetic wall was removed or excluded. Results: After the initial PLV in 18 patients (initial group), operative procedures were selected in 21 with PLV, five with LV plasty, or 12 with valve surgery without LV surgery according to the findings of the LV wall motion by intraoperative echogram (select group). There were six hospital deaths and late follow-up deaths within 1 year in initial group, however, the mortality decreased significantly after the selection of the operative procedures; three hospital deaths and two late deaths in the select-group (P<0.05). Significant decrease of left ventricular diameter, the LV ejection fraction and endosystolic volume index were demonstrated after the LV surgery. The survival rate improved significantly after the selection of the operative procedures; 14 months survival rates was 50.0% in initial group and 73.1% in select group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Operative mortality decreased and late follow-up results improved after the selection of operative procedures according to the intraoperative volume reduction test.

Key Words: Dilated cardiomyopathy • Partial left ventriculectomy (PLV) • Left ventriculo plasty • Valve surgery • Volume reduction test • Color kinesis

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