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left ventricular reduction surgery (Batista procedure)
Performed for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy & marked left ventricular enlargement.
Disadvantages:
1) lack of controlled trials
2) high early preoperative mortality
3) need for urgent cardiac transplantation is frequent
4) long-term benefit is uncertain
General
cardiac surgery (heart surgery)
References
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998