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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1727-1728
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Marisa Di Donato, MD

University of Florence, Via dei Fossi 12, Firenze, 50123 Italy

(Email: marad@tin.it).

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The article by Tulner and colleagues [1] is a fine study on a small series of patients that adds to our understanding of surgical ventricular restoration (SVR). They look at 21 patients at baseline and compare echocardiographic and other findings at 6 months after surgery. New and interesting aspects of this study include the evaluation of biventricular function and left ventricular asynchrony after SVR.

Regarding right ventricular function, there are currently no studies that report the effects of SVR on right ventricular (RV) function and the results of the present article are important. However, the number of patients is very small and we . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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