Beneficial Hemodynamic and Clinical Effects of Surgical Ventricular Restoration in Patients With Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Sven A.F. Tulner, MD, Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD, Gabe B. Bleeker, MD, Paul Steendijk, PhD, Robert J.M. Klautz, MD, PhD, Eduard R. Holman, MD, PhD, Martin J. Schalij, MD, PhD, Robert A.E. Dion, MD, PhD, Ernst E. van der Wall, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 5, Pages 1721-1727 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.050 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Right ventricular function and dimension variables at baseline and 6-month follow-up. All variables changed significantly in the full group (ALL, see Table 3), but did not reach statistical significance in the subgroups. Multiple linear regression analysis did not show independent or interactive effects of additional valve surgery. (ALL = all patients; PAP = pulmonary artery pressure; −RMA/+RMA = patients without/with additional restrictive mitral annuloplasty; RV LAX = right ventricular long axis; RV PSV = right ventricular peak systolic velocity; RV SAX = right ventricular short axis; TV ANN = tricuspid valve annulus; −TVP/+TVP = patients without/with additional tricuspid annuloplasty.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 1721-1727DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.050) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions