Introduction: In 2005 the prevalence of heart failure in the Australian population was 263,000.
As patients age, the incidence of heart failure increases from 2.5% in those aged
55–64 years to 8.2% in those age >75 [
[1]
]. The recent STICH (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) trial concluded
that “the findings of this study do not support the use of surgical ventricular reconstruction
in the population studied” [
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. www.aihw.gov.au/cvd/heart_failure.cfm.
[2]
]. This study was in contradistinction to other studies including the RESTORE which
showed SVR could be performed with low 30-day mortality (5.3%), improvement in ventricular
function and good five year survival 68% [
[3]
]. The aim of this study is to assess morbidity, mortality and echocardiographic findings
in patients undergoing the Dor procedure at the Alfred Hospital.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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References
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- Surgical ventricular restoration in the treatment of congestive heart failure due to post-infarction ventricular dilation.JACA. 2004; 44: 1439-1445
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