Effects of surgical ventricular restoration on left ventricular function: dynamic MR imaging.

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate with dynamic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging the changes in global and regional left ventricular (LV) function after surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) performed in chronic ischemic heart disease patients with large nonaneurysmal or aneurysmal postmyocardial infarction zones.

Materials And Methods: The study was performed with institutional review board approval, and a waiver of individual informed consent was obtained. The study was HIPAA compliant.