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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;20:886-888
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Endoventricular circular patch plasty for end-stage valvular cardiomyopathy

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

Received 2 June 2001; received in revised form 2 July 2001; accepted 10 July 2001.

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We present here a case of end-stage non-ischemic valvular dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) associated with mitral regurgitation (MR). The patient underwent surgery where left ventricular volume reduction using endoventricular circular patch plasty (EVCPP) and mitral valve replacement (MVR) were performed. He has improved much after the operation and is now in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II.

Key Words: Dilated cardiomyopathy • Endoventricular circular patch plasty