LEFTVENTRICULOPLASTYFORENDSTAGECARDIOMYOPATHY,HISAYOSHISUMA,THECARDIOVASCULARINSTITUTETOKYO,LEFTVENTRICULOPLASTY,ISCHEMICCARDIOMYOPATHY,Definition:,Non-aneurysmaldiffuseakineticleftventriclewithchronicheartfailurefollowingmyocardialinfarction,Diastole,Systole(EF6%),ISCHEMICCARDIOMYOPATHYTriasof“Bad”ventricle,DilatedLVIntractableheartfailureNoanginapectoris,0,2,4,6,8,10,12,1.0,0.8,0.6,0.2,0.0,Yearssinceoperation,n=57,EF35%,CABGFORISCHEMICCARDIOMYOPATHY,Shahet.al.JTCVS2OO3;1
