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Results of partial left ventriculectomy for dilated cardiomyopathy

Hemodynamic, clinical and echocardiographic observations

Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH, FACC^*, Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, Tiffany Buda, RN, James Wong, MB, BS, PhD^*, Marlene Goormastic, MPH, Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, James D. Thomas, MD, FACC^*, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, FACC and James B. Young, MD, FACC^*

^* George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Transplant Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA

View larger version (9K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Individual data are shown for a symptom-limited exercise study performed preoperatively (base), at 3 months postoperatively, and 12 months postoperatively for the peak oxygen consumption (ml/kg/min).