Description The Second International Symposium on Partial Left Ventriculectomy (PLV) was a great success. Attendees included distinguished guests
from all over the world and Dr. R.J.V. Batista, the founder and pioneer of this unique and creative procedure. It was an opportunity
for discussions on new and recent surgical procedures and developments for safe and effective applications of PLV including the development
of a method of selection for those who will benefit from the procedure.
This book discusses the many difficult but pertinent problems
faced in treating patients with advanced heart failure. PLV has the potential to greatly improve the condition of these patients. Left
Ventricular Volume Reduction surgery is a powerful method of treating the failing heart and not only a superb adjunct to cardiac replacement
therapy but as a substitute for cardiac transplantation. The promotion and further study of this procedure is fundamental for better
understanding and for brighter prospects for the next century.
Audience
Cardio-thoracic Surgeons
Contents
Opening.
Opening Remarks
(S. Koide).
Cardiac Volume Reduction 1999
(R.J.V. Batista).
Keynote Lecture
(O.H. Frazier).
Partial Left
Ventriculectomy First International Registry Report 1998 (A.T. Kawaguchi et al.).
Patient selection: inclusion or exclusion
criteria .
Finite element analysis of effects of the Batista procedure on left ventricular pump function (M. Sugimachi, K. Sunagawa).
Factors affecting hemodynamics and survival after partial left ventriculectomy (A.T. Kawaguchi et al.).
Partial left venticulectomy
for pediatric patients (J. Yanai et al.).
Partial left ventriculectomy for ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (W. Konertz et
al.).
Partial left ventriculectomy for patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (A.T. Kawaguchi et al.).
Perioperative
observation which have led to changes in strategy.
Transventricular mitral annuloplasty in patients undergoing partial left ventriculectomy
(A.T. Kawaguchi et al.).
Early vs. late effects of partial left ventriculectomy on ventricular function: an invasive study (Z.
Popović et al.).
The presence of inflammation in cases of dilated cardiomyopathy: immunohistochemical and virological
analyses or myocardial specimens obtained by partial left ventriculectomy (F. Terasaki et al.).
Conduction changes after partial
left ventriculectomy
(B. Gersak, R. Trobec, V. Avbelj).
Perioperative ventricular arrhythmias in patients undergoing partial left ventriculectomy
(A.T. Kawaguchi et al.).
Evaluation and comparison of PLV, mechanical assist and transplantation.
Partial left ventriculectomy
for end-stage idiopathic cardiomyopathy (R.D. Dowling et al.).
Partial left ventriculectomy in a country with limited heart
transplantation availability (S. Gradinac et al.).
The heart-saving approach (W. Konertz).
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Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Partial Left Ventriculectomy, Tokyo, Japan, 12 December 1998
