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Specific Interventions. Partial Left Ventriculectomy (J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Sep;122(3):592-9) Myocor Myosplint (Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Oct;76(4):1171-80; discussion 1180) Surgical Anterior Ventricular Restoration (Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jan;79(1):185-93) Matrix-Assisted Myocardial Stabiliz
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1. Modeling Cardiac Mechanics: Surgical Interventions Julius M. Guccione, Ph.D.
Cardiac Biomechanics Laboratory
UCSF Department of Surgery
UCB/UCSF Joint Graduate Bioengineering Group
2. Specific Interventions Partial Left Ventriculectomy (J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Sep;122(3):592-9)
Myocor Myosplint (Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Oct;76(4):1171-80; discussion 1180)
Surgical Anterior Ventricular Restoration (Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jan;79(1):185-93)
Matrix-Assisted Myocardial Stabilization (Circulation. 2006 in press) Today, anterior MI does not always progress to ventricular aneurysm. The infarcted region now appears thick and is not dyskineticToday, anterior MI does not always progress to ventricular aneurysm. The infarcted region now appears thick and is not dyskinetic