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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:461-462. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.10.080
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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

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Anders Franco-Cereceda, MD, PhD

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 171 76 Sweden

(Email: andfra@mbox.ki.se).

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Heart failure progression is characterized by left ventricular remodeling, including dilatation and thinning of the ventricular wall combined with worsening of cardiac function. Left ventricular dilatation is a strong predictor of poor outcome in heart failure patients, and various surgical options have therefore been developed to prevent or reverse the remodeling process . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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