Myocardial Revascularization and Ventricular Performance

Ventricular Arrhythmias and Myocardial Revascularization

Ventricular arrhythmias are closely associated with myocardial ischemia and its sequelae. Acute ischemia frequently leads to ventricular fibrillation (Vfib) and to sudden cardiac death. As well, chronic ischemia, if presented as ischemic cardiomyopathy with restricted left ventricular function, is prone to the risk of Vfib. In contrast, scar formation after myocardial infarction leads to reentr...

Editorial: Left ventricular performance following direct myocardial revascularization.

Myocardial revascularization and ventricular restoration through pacopexy.

OBJECTIVE To analyze left ventricle performance after myocardial revascularization associated to ventricular geometrics restoration by "pacopexy" in schemic myocardiopathy patients with significant ventricular dysfunction in whom ventricular restoration was obtained through special technique. METHODS Myocardial revascularization associated to ventricular geometrics restoration through special...

Ischemic preconditioning suppresses ventricular tachyarrhythmias after myocardial revascularization.

BACKGROUND Ventricular fibrillation (VF) and tachycardia (VT) are the common and potential life-threatening complications after CABG. Ischemic preconditioning (IP) has been proved effective in reducing ischemia reperfusion arrhythmia in animals and humans. Whether IP is effective in suppressing postoperative VF/VT in patients with CABG has not been studied. METHODS AND RESULTS Eighty-six pati...

Myocardial revascularization.